According to Korean constitutional law, if martial law is declared in a state of non-war, the National Assembly can vote to make the president stand it down. The National Assembly is gathering now.
We are just now getting footage of inside the National Assembly.
We are just now getting footage of inside the National Assembly.
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The Speaker of the National Assembly (Woo Won-shik) just emphasized that there are procedural rules to follow and they will follow them.
There should be 300 members in all. The current National Assembly is majority opposition (155). The Korean president is conservative.
Live footage of the main assembly hall shows no soldiers.
I just want to add that I am a South Korean citizen and Seoul resident and I am *extremely* proud of South Korean democracy and this president has violated something I hold sacrosanct
Most of the aides are gathered at or near the main entrance. They have barricaded the doors.
The military has dispatched the airborne infantry to the National Assembly (I can't believe I just typed that).