Citizens gather in front of the National Assembly to gather... "Extract the martial law."

[Anchor]
In front of the National Assembly, I heard that when I connected the site a while ago, there was a movement to install speakers and gather.

I'll connect with a reporter to find out what it's like now. Reporter Jeong Hyeonwoo!

Please explain the situation on the ground.

[Reporter]
Now I'm on the outskirts of the National Assembly, that is, National Assembly Boulevard, where there is a roadway.

Since President Yoon Suk Yeol declared an emergency decree last night, the crowd has continued to increase as some citizens began to gather in front of the National Assembly after 11 p.m. last night.

This site is a two-way street, and it seems that ordinary citizens occupied all of the National Assembly.

However, after installing stage vehicles throughout the streets, they initially continued to criticize President Yoon Suk Yeol.

Now, most of them are gathering in one boulevard and listening to the condemnation.

Some citizens could also be seen handing out A4 paper with a phrase urging the suspension of emergency martial law at the scene.

Hundreds of people gathered at the site near the main gate of the National Assembly here are easily passing by.

They are continuing their rallies by advocating for the lifting of martial law and strongly chanting critical slogans for the arrest of President Yoon and his wife.

In particular, there are also scenes of shouting "Dictatorship of the abolition of martial law", borrowing from the slogan "Dictatorship of the abolition of Hoheon," which was shouted during the June Uprising.

[Anchor]
The voices of the citizens were being heard and what is the situation like in the martial law army outside the National Assembly?

[Reporter]
I remember it as after midnight earlier.

You could see some martial law troops arriving in front of the main gate of the National Assembly and trying to enter the National Assembly.

Citizens who were outside the National Assembly here at the scene strongly protested and urged martial law forces to return, and they could see martial law forces returning.

Here in front of the National Assembly, you could see helicopter sounds continuously roaring in.

First of all, it seems that they entered the precinct and dropped off martial law troops.

You couldn't see an armoured vehicle coming in front of Parliament Boulevard here.

However, you could also see citizens blocking their cars with their whole body, saying that they should not allow ordinary military vehicles, not armored vehicles, to be parked in front of National Assembly Boulevard.

First of all, according to our reporters, martial law forces entered the National Assembly compound, but citizens are completely occupying the front door of the National Assembly, so it seems difficult to come out this way even if martial law forces want to come out.

[Anchor]
Since there were many citizens, there were some physical fights between citizens and police officers in front of the National Assembly?

[Reporter]
It was confirmed that the police set up a police bus outside the National Assembly after martial law was declared, then lined up police officers, and then continued to keep citizens out of the scene.

But lawmakers, aides and congressional staff tried to stop ordinary citizens by allowing them to go inside, but it didn't go as planned.

Citizens also broke through the police, asking them to let them go inside, and there were some physical fights.The police blocked the citizens who wanted to enter

and pushed each other, and it seems that there was no serious assault.

As the collision continued, the police closed the entrance to the main gate of the National Assembly and then completely controlled the entrance.

As a result, some lawmakers and party officials who remain outside can also be seen continuing their remarks to the citizens gathered at the scene.

I'll keep you posted on the situation in front of the Capitol.

I'm Jeong Hyeonwoo from YTN in front of the National Assembly.