South Korean politician who grabbed soldier's rifle during martial law protests becomes viral star

A South Korean party spokesperson who grappled with rifle-wielding soldiers, sent to stop lawmakers from entering the nation's National Assembly, has gone viral as a symbol of defiance against martial law. The dramatic video showed Ahn Gwi-ryeong, a 35-year-old spokesperson for South Korea's opposition Democratic Party, boldly grabbing a soldier's weapon amidst chaos on Tuesday. But she insisted that she was not especially brave. "My only thought was that I just needed to stop them. I pushed them away, shook them off, and did everything I could," Ahn said on Thursday in an interview with Reuters. Ahn said she was scared and felt that it was dangerous but "a lot of people were fighting against martial law troops so I just thought I also had to stop them." South Korea’s opposition parties on Thursday submitted a motion to impeach President Yoon Suk Yeol over his shocking move to impose a short-lived martial law that has embroiled the country in political chaos. The martial law declaration announced by Yoon late Tuesday lasted about six hours in total, after lawmakers managed to get into the National Assembly building past heavily armed troops and voted unanimously to strike the order down. READ MORE: https://globalnews.ca/news/10900891/south-korea-martial-law-impeachment/ Subscribe to Global News Channel HERE: http://bit.ly/20fcXDc Like Global News on Facebook HERE: http://bit.ly/255GMJQ Follow Global News on X HERE: http://bit.ly/1Toz8mt Follow Global News on Instagram HERE: https://bit.ly/2QZaZIB #GlobalNews #southkorea #martiallaw