A South Korean politician who grappled with an armed soldier in a show of defiance outside the country’s National Assembly on Tuesday night said she felt like the “last line” of defense in preventing security forces from entering parliament.
One of the most defining scenes to come out of South Korea’s political chaos this week was video of An Gwi-ryeong grabbing a soldier’s gun as lawmakers faced off against troops who had blocked their way into the building.
It came hours after President Yoon Suk Yeol declared martial law in a shocking televised announcement that surprised even those within his own party and plunged the country into uncertainty.
“I asked them, ‘Aren’t you ashamed?’” An, a spokesperson for the main opposition Democratic Party, told CNN while standing outside the National Assembly building Thursday.
“Even if they were following orders, armed soldiers pointing guns at citizens in the National Assembly and interfering with lawmakers’ proceedings is undeniably il
One of the most defining scenes to come out of South Korea’s political chaos this week was video of An Gwi-ryeong grabbing a soldier’s gun as lawmakers faced off against troops who had blocked their way into the building.
It came hours after President Yoon Suk Yeol declared martial law in a shocking televised announcement that surprised even those within his own party and plunged the country into uncertainty.
“I asked them, ‘Aren’t you ashamed?’” An, a spokesperson for the main opposition Democratic Party, told CNN while standing outside the National Assembly building Thursday.
“Even if they were following orders, armed soldiers pointing guns at citizens in the National Assembly and interfering with lawmakers’ proceedings is undeniably il
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