As South Korea waits for another opposition push to impeach President Yoon Suk Yeol on Saturday, more details are emerging of what happened in the hours surrounding his declaration of martial law.
The following is an account of the Dec. 3 night when Yoon announced a decision that has plunged the nation into the biggest political turmoil in years and sent shock waves across the world. It is based on the testimony of Cabinet members, who were speaking before the country’s parliament.
As the clock ticked toward 10 p.m., one minister after another arrived in the presidential office in Seoul, carrying little knowledge of why Yoon had summoned them. Agriculture Minister Song Miryung asked a person next to her as she seated herself in the meeting room, and heard, "martial law.”
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