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South Korean Politician Defends Decision to Grab Soldier's Rifle Amid Martial Law Chaos

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The South Korean government's declaration of martial law by President Yoon Suk Yeol was met with resistance from lawmakers who defied a contingent of soldiers. A spokesperson for the Democratic Party, An Gwi-ryeong, took a bold action by grabbing a soldier's rifle, stating "I couldn't back down". This incident occurred hours after President Yoon's televised announcement, and was part of a broader confrontation between lawmakers and troops. Notably, 190 lawmakers stood against the soldiers, with footage of the confrontation becoming a symbol of public rejection of martial law.

  1. KR
    Kang Sun-Woo
    Democratic Party of Korea
    1. If President Yoon makes another declaration of martial law, the freedom of the people can be stopped.
  2. KR
    Ahn Gwi-Ryeong
    Democratic Party of Korea
    1. I think that the people have already psychologically impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol. Who could trust a president declaring martial law almost like a child playing games or entrust the nation to such leadership?
    2. But at that moment, the thought of needing to stop them was much stronger.
    3. If the troops had entered and disrupted the vote, we wouldn't have been able to lift martial law, and we wouldn't be here today.
    4. My only thought was that I just needed to stop them. I pushed them away, shook them off, and did everything I could.
    5. During the physical confrontation, I tried to block them with my body. As they grabbed my arm and pushed, I resisted being pushed back, and I think I ended up pushing the gun away in the process.

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sources

  1. 1.The Guardian
  2. 2.The New York Times
  3. 3.CNN
  4. 4.Reuters
  5. 5.YTN News

perspectives

  1. 1.Election
  2. 2.Authoritarianism
  3. 3.Scandal
  4. 4.North-South Korea Conflict
  5. 5.South Korea Foreign Policy
  6. 6.South Korean politics
  7. 7.Conflict

countries

  1. 1.Korea, Republic ofKR

organizations

  1. 1.Democratic PartyUS
  2. 2.YouTubeUS

persons

  1. 1.Ahn Gwi-RyeongKR
  2. 2.Yoon Suk-YeolKR
  3. 3.Kang Sun-WooKR
South Korean Politician Defends Decision to Grab Soldier's Rifle Amid Martial Law Chaos