Inside South Korea’s 6-Hour Martial Law Chaos & President Yoon's "Political Suicide" | Insight

On the 3rd of December, South Korea was plunged into chaos. President Yoon Suk Yeol declared martial law in a shock move. Lawmakers scrambled to vote to lift the order, even as soldiers received instructions to stop them. In the end, South Korea was under martial law for six tense hours, before it was lifted. In the two weeks that followed, the country would struggle to deal with what happened. Why did President Yoon invoke martial law? Were there legitimate reasons, or was this an attempted power grab? Insight explores what led up to the fateful night of 3rd December, how it echoed South Korea’s troubled past, and what happened in the weeks that followed. 00:00 Introduction 01:53 After martial law was declared 07:47 South Korea’s past under military rule 11:22 The rush to lift martial law 13:50 Unions take action against Yoon 15:27 President Yoon came to power on shaky grounds 19:34 S. Korea’s longest strike: Medical Worker Strikes 21:48 How S. Korea’s government became gridlocked 24:14 Why Yoon called for martial law 25:39 Stagnating economy and Yoon’s approval 30:13 A scandal involving the First Lady 32:56 First steps to Yoon's impeachment 35:45 First impeachment vote fails 38:07 Impact on S. Korea with no one at the helm 42:08 Second impeachment vote and what happens next ========= ABOUT THE SHOW: Insight investigates and analyses topical issues that impact Asia and the rest of the world. ================== #CNAInsider #CNAInsight #SouthKorea #YoonSukYeol #MartialLaw #SouthKoreaPolitics For more, SUBSCRIBE to CNA INSIDER! https://cna.asia/insideryoutubesub Follow CNA INSIDER on: Instagram:   / cnainsider   Facebook:   / cnainsider   Website: https://cna.asia/cnainsider