A South Korean opposition MP has described the chaos and fear of Tuesday night, when he and other lawmakers scaled walls to enter parliament and vote down the president’s declaration of martial law.
Speaking in an interview with The Independent in Seoul, Jiho Cha said the shocking turn of events for South Korean politics reflects a global shift towards authoritarianism, and that he feared his country would descend into “civil unrest, violence in the streets” if he and other MPs failed to stop president Yoon Suk Yeol via democratic means.
