2019 South Korean Capitol attack
The 2019 South Korean Capitol attack occurred on December 16, 2019, when supporters of the Liberty Korea Party, Our Republican Party, and Taegeukgi units attempted to enter the Korea National Assembly Proceeding Hall.
Attack on the Capitol
On December 16, 2019, the Liberty Korea Party, Korea's mainstream conservative party, held "The contest to condemn the revision of the CIO Act and the Election Act" (Korean: 공수처법·선거법 날치기 저지 규탄대회) with the Taegeuk squad and illegally invaded the National Assembly on the same day. In front of the National Assembly, they used violence by spitting on Justice Party members, grabbing their hair and shaking them. They also assaulted Sul Hoon, a member of the Democratic Party of Korea.[1][2][3]
Two years later, South Korean media compared the incident to the
See also
References
- ^ Kim, Yongwook (17 December 2019). "보수신문도 국회 난입 한국당 지지자들 비판" [Even conservative newspapers criticized supporters of the Liberty Korea Party who attack into the National Assembly]. MediaToday (in Korean). Retrieved 17 September 2021.
- Joongang Ilbo(in Korean). Retrieved 17 September 2021.
- ^ Jeong, Yeon-Cheol; Bang, Jong-Hyuk (16 December 2019). Woo, Seong-Ho (ed.). "'태극기 부대' 불러들인 한국당…"국회 유린당했다"" [The Liberty Korea Party brought in the 'Taegukgi rallies'....]. MBC News (in Korean). Retrieved 17 September 2021.
- ^ Son, Wonje (10 January 2021). "의회 난입, 미국보다 빨랐던 '태극기부대'" [Breaking into Capitol. "Taegeukgi crowds" was faster than the U.S.]. The Hankyoreh (in Korean). Retrieved 17 September 2021.
- ^ Lee, Gyehong (8 January 2021). "미국의 '성조기 부대'와 대한민국의 '태극기 부대'" [The U.S. "Stars and Stripes crowds" and Republic of Korea's "Taegukgi crowds"]. SJ post (in Korean). Retrieved 17 September 2021.
- ^ Jeong, Hyun-Sook (7 January 2021). "트럼프 '성조기 부대'의 난동..비교되는 2019년 국회도 이런 '난리'" [Trump's "Stars and Stripes crowds" caused a disturbance. The National Assembly in 2019 is also compared to this "disruption"]. NewsFreeZone (in Korean). Retrieved 17 September 2021.
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