South Korea’s parliament on Thursday (July 3) approved a revision to rules governing martial law, in response to former president Yoon Suk Yeol’s controversial attempt to invoke it late last year.
The amended rules now prohibit any actions that prevent lawmakers from entering the National Assembly and bar military and police personnel from entering the Assembly without prior approval from the Speaker.
00:00South Korea's parliament on Thursday approved a revision to rules governing martial law
00:05in response to former President Yoon Suk-yeol's controversial attempt to invoke it late last year.
00:11The amended rules now prohibit any actions that prevent lawmakers from entering the National Assembly
00:16and bar military and police personnel from entering the Assembly without prior approval from the Speaker.
00:23The reforms follow a tense confrontation late last year when Yoon abruptly imposed martial law.
00:30Security forces blockaded the National Assembly, forcing legislators to climb fences and navigate through barricades to reach the chamber.
00:38Lawmakers ultimately overturned the decree just six hours later, ending one of the most turbulent political moments in South Korea's recent history.
00:46The incident sparked widespread condemnation and led to Yoon's impeachment by parliament.
00:52In April, the Constitutional Court upheld the impeachment, officially removing him from office.
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