South Korean politician and spokesperson for the opposition Democratic Party, An Gwi-ryeong, describes how she tussled with a soldier during President Yoon Suk Yeol's abortive attempt at martial law. "I was scared because I am a person, but a lot of citizens threw themselves and confronted martial law forces. So I couldn't back down," she tells AFP.
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00:00I was guarding the entrance in the middle, and I think he tried to get in through the empty space.
00:10He came in front of me in a few days, and I think I went out reflexively and blocked him with my body.
00:18I was guarding the entrance.
00:33I was scared because I was a human being, but a lot of citizens were throwing themselves to fight against the North Korean military.
00:40So I couldn't back down.
00:43But rather than the fear of that moment, I was more worried that I had to protect this place.
00:48I was more worried that if the North Korean defectors entered the main hall of the National Assembly, they would not be able to dissolve the North Korean defectors.
00:58I was scared because I was a human being, but a lot of citizens were throwing themselves to fight against the North Korean military.
01:03Still, Korea is a country with a proud history of democratization by the power of its citizens.
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