Reorganizing the 6 hours of "Extraordinary"..."National Assembly, last bastion of democracy"

Leaders of the ruling and opposition parties emphasize 'unconstitutional and illegality' in declaring emergency martial law
Blocked the main gate of the National Assembly, restricted access to lawmakers...Collision everywhere
Stacking up the furniture and spraying the fire extinguisher...Resisting attempts to enter martial law forces

[Anchor]
The first emergency martial law incident in 45 years has had a significant impact on the entire Republic of Korea, not only in politics but also in diplomacy, security, and economy.

Reporter Park Kwang-ryul organized the main moments from the declaration of "midnight martial law" to the resolution of martial law, which even key presidential staff were not aware of.

[Reporter]
After 10 p.m., President Yoon Suk Yeol stood in front of the camera for a live talk.

Without prior notice, the surprise statement flowed in the unpredictable direction of declaring an emergency martial law possible during wartime, events, and national emergencies.

[Yoon Suk Yeol / President (3rd): We declare an emergency decree to eradicate the unscrupulous pro-North Korean and anti-state forces that are looting the freedom and happiness of our people and to protect the constitutional order of freedom.]

Soon after, the National Assembly, which held the key to lifting martial law, went back more breathlessly than ever.

The Democratic Party and the People's Power rushed to convey to their lawmakers the emergency convocation order and the holding of a general meeting of lawmakers, respectively,
The representative of the
ruling and opposition parties also strongly protested, highlighting the unconstitutionality and illegality of the declaration of emergency martial law less than 20 minutes after the statement.

[Han Dong-hoon / Representative of People's Power (3rd): We will definitely prevent illegal and unconstitutional emergency martial law.]

[Lee Jae-myung / Democratic Party leader (3rd): Collapsed democracy, please join us to protect it.]

The ruling and opposition parties gathered in Yeouido, but martial law took effect at 11 p.m. and the main gate of the National Assembly was blocked four minutes later.

Access to the clinic has been restricted for a while, and clashes have erupted everywhere.

After midnight, armed special forces entered the National Assembly compound.

Tensions reached their peak as military troops entered the National Assembly's main office with three-digit lawmakers already gathered in the plenary hall.

More than 10 minutes after he piled up his appliances, sprayed fire extinguishers and confronted attempts to enter the plenary hall,
With the approval of all 190 lawmakers, the resolution to lift the emergency martial law was passed, and the confrontation was barely resolved.

But the president did not immediately accept the demands of the National Assembly, leading to tense tensions.

National Assembly Speaker Woo Won-sik, who did not suspend the meeting just in case, reiterated the importance of protecting constitutional order.

[Won-Sik Woo / Speaker of the National Assembly: Our people and the National Assembly have confirmed that the National Assembly is the last bastion of democracy in the Republic of Korea.]

In the end, three hours and 27 minutes after the resolution to lift the emergency martial law, President Yoon said in his second emergency statement that he would lift martial law by accepting demands from the National Assembly.

Then, at 4:30 a.m., the Cabinet meeting decided to lift martial law, and the first emergency martial law situation since democratization ended in six hours.

I'm Park Kwang Ryul of YTN.

Reporter for filming
: Lee Sung-mo Han Sang-won
Video editing: Yang Young-woon
Design: Baek Seung-min