SEOUL, December 3. /TASS/. South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol’s refusal to comply with a resolution by the country’s National Assembly on lifting martial law will be deemed a crime, chairman of the opposition Rebuilding Korea Party Cho Kuk said.

"If President Yoon Suk Yeol does not comply with the National Assembly's resolution (to lift the emergency martial law), that would be considered both illegal and a criminal act," the Korea Herald quoted him as saying.

The politician urged to check the legitimacy of the South Korean leader’s actions when declaring martial law.

"We have got to check whether the procedure of declaring martial law today followed the law and met the conditions for the martial law. I believe neither of those conditions was met," he said.

South Korean National Assembly Speaker Woo Won-shik sent an official notice to the Defense Ministry and the South Korean leader on the need to lift martial law introduced by the head of state earlier, the YTN TV channel reported.

According to the media outlet, "Woo Won-shik sent a notice on the matter to President Yoon Suk Yeol and the Defense Ministry."

On Tuesday, the South Korean leader declared "emergency martial law." According to him, the measure was "aimed at eradicating pro-North Korean forces." The South Korean president said it was triggered by the opposition’s attempts to impeach a number of prosecutors and their rejection of a budget bill at the parliament. The announcement came as a surprise, media outlets noted.