Recent events in South Korea have seen members of the parliament engaging in a confrontation with authorities outside the National Assembly building in Seoul. The clash ensued as lawmakers sought to impede the president's move to implement martial law.
Television footage captured troops trying to gain access to the main hall of the National Assembly, highlighting the intensity of the situation. The leader of the opposition Democratic Party, Lee Jae-myung, instructed fellow lawmakers to assemble at the National Assembly in a bid to thwart the presidential decree.
