Korean politician reside streams himself breaking into parliament ‘to save lots of democracy’
South Korea’s leader of the opposition has livestreamed himself on YouTube breaking into the National Assembly to help lift martial law across the country.
Lee Jae-myung, the leader of the Democratic Party of Korea took to social media and brought thousands of live viewers along to witness his crusade to the National Assembly to block Yoon’s implementation of martial law.
From the backseat of a car that took him to the assembly Lee gave a heroic speech, declared that Yoon had “betrayed the people,” was no longer fit to be president and denounced the imposition of martial law as “illegal.”
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After the speech the 60-year-old senior politician continued to livestream himself sneaking into the national assembly grounds past armed police, hurdling the fence and then sprinting to the building.
Whilst livestreaming on YouTube, Lee added, “The economy of the Republic of South Korea will collapse irretrievably. My fellow citizens, please come to the National Assembly,” as he rallied his fellow Koreans to the streets to take action.
This came after President Yoon Suk Yeol declared a state of emergency on Tuesday night and accused the opposition of being “anti–state forces intent on overthrowing the regime” and installed marital law across the country.
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Despite citing threats from North Korea Yoon’s decision to implement martial law was seen as a response to domestic pressure and a series of political scandals.
Yoon’s decision to implement martial law over South Korea has baffled even members of Yoon’s own party with social media users making jokes about the decision, some claimed, “This has to be one of the worst–executed coups ever”
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Videos of Lee Jae-myung have blown up on social media and commenters have remarked how surreal it is to document such a historical event on a YouTube livestream.
“Livestreaming a military coup is crazy,” one commenter said.
After two hours, the implementation of martial law 190 lawmakers gathered alongside Lee in the National assembly and unanimously voted to block the decision.
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South Korean MPs have begun the impeachment process against President Yoon with Yoon’s defence minister, who was said to be influential in implementing the president’s marital law plan, offered his resignation on Wednesday.
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