• 4 days ago
South Korean politician who tussled with soldier says she felt 'fear'

South Korean politician and spokesman for the opposition Democratic Party, An Gwi-ryeong, admits she was 'scared' when she tussled with a soldier during President Yoon Suk Yeol's abortive attempt at martial law.

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00:00I was guarding the entrance in the middle, and I think he tried to come 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 blocking him with my body.
00:22It's not like a revolving door on both sides.
00:25It's not like that. It's just that the opposition is coming.
00:33I was scared because I was a human being, but a lot of citizens were throwing themselves and fighting against the Korean War.
00:40That's why 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 opposition entered the National Assembly, it would fail to dissolve the opposition.
00:58I was scared because I was a human being, but a lot of citizens were throwing themselves and fighting against the Korean War.
01:03But Korea is a country with a proud history of democratization by the power of its citizens.
01:13I was scared because I was a human being, but a lot of citizens were throwing themselves and fighting against the Korean War.
01:18I was scared because I was a human being, but a lot of citizens were throwing themselves and fighting against the Korean War.
01:43I was scared because I was a human being, but a lot of citizens were throwing themselves and fighting against the Korean War.
01:48I was scared because I was a human being, but a lot of citizens were throwing themselves and fighting against the Korean War.
01:51I was scared because I was a human being, but a lot of citizens were throwing themselves and fighting against the Korean War.
01:54I was scared because I was a human being, but a lot of citizens were throwing themselves and fighting against the Korean War.
01:57I was scared because I was a human being, but a lot of citizens were throwing themselves and fighting against the Korean War.
02:00I was scared because I was a human being, but a lot of citizens were throwing themselves and fighting against the Korean War.
02:03I was scared because I was a human being, but a lot of citizens were throwing themselves and fighting against the Korean War.
02:06I was scared because I was a human being, but a lot of citizens were throwing themselves and fighting against the Korean War.

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