The Democratic Party of Korea has been making unsupported allegations that President Yoon Suk Yeol is planning to implement martial law across South Korea following his recent changes in defense leadership. They claim that Yoon's appointment of Kim Yong-hyun as the new defense minister, a close ally and retired three-star general, is a strategic move to suppress potential opposition within his Cabinet should martial law be imposed. The party cites declassified documents from the final days of impeached former conservative President Park Geun-hye as possible indications of Yoon's intentions, despite the lack of apparent connections between the two administrations. During Kim's confirmation hearing, the Democratic Party failed to provide evidence linking his nomination to the alleged plans for martial law, and the defense minister nominee himself rejected the accusations, denouncing them as political propaganda. The ruling People Power Party has also dismissed the Democratic Party's claims as baseless conspiracy theories, referring to previous investigations under the previous administration that debunked the alleged connections. Overall, the Democratic Party's persistent assertions of President Yoon preparing for martial rule are being refuted by both the defense minister nominee and the ruling party, with the president's spokesperson labeling it as part of the opposition's attempt to drive an impeachment movement. These claims continue to fuel political tensions and create uncertainty, despite the lack of substantive evidence to support the allegations.