The commander of South Korea's special forces that stormed parliament last week after a martial law declaration said on Monday he was ordered to block lawmakers from entering the chamber to prevent a vote to lift the emergency measure.


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South Korea special forces officer says he had orders to block lawmakers

The commander of South Korea's special forces that stormed parliament last week after a martial law declaration said on Monday he was ordered to block lawmakers from entering the chamber to prevent a vote to lift the emergency measure.



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SEOUL: South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol gave an order to "drag out" lawmakers from parliament after he declared martial law on Dec 3, an army commander said on Tuesday (Dec 10) amid concerns of a power

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South Korea's Yoon gave orders to 'drag out' MPs during martial law, officer says

The army commander said he was sked to "break the door down" and "drag out the people inside".

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South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol, under scrutiny a week ago for declaring martial law for the first time in decades in the Asian country, issued an order to remove deputies from the National Assembly out during the brief period in which the decree took effect, an army commander said this Tuesday (10).
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O presidente da Coreia do Sul, Yoon Suk Yeol, sob escrut�nio h� uma semana por declarar lei marcial pela primeira vez em d�cadas no pa�s asi�tico, deu uma ordem para retirar deputados da Assembleia Nacional � for�a durante o breve per�odo em que o decreto vigorou, disse um comandante do Ex�rcito nesta ter�a-feira (10).
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Yoon ordered to remove deputies from the Assembly, says military

South Korea's special forces commander says he was ordered by the defence minister to block MPs from entering parliament's chamber for a crucial vote.

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SKorea special forces officer had orders to block MPs

The South Korean Parliament was stormed last week. Photo: Getty Images  
The commander of South Korea's special forces that stormed parliament last week has said he was ordered to block lawmakers from entering the chamber to prevent a vote to lift the emergency measure.

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Commanders says he was acting under orders

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President Yoon ordered us to break into S.Korean parliament, bring out lawmakers: Commander

Colonel Kim Hyun-tae, the commanding officer of the 707th Special Missions Group, told reporters he took all responsibility for his troops' raid on parliament but said he was acting under orders from the defence minister.

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