“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 illegal.”An Gwi-ryeong stands for a portrait outside the National Assembly in Seoul, South Korea, on December 5, 2024.
Lawmakers had gathered in the middle of the night, preparing to vote down Yoon’s martial law order in the main assembly hall.
“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,” An said.
JTBCInside, 190 lawmakers succeeded in voting against the decree and Yoon was forced to lift martial law just six hours after announcing it, amid widespread condemnation.
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