SBS News/X Jung Su-yeon crawled on her hands and knees through the frantic legs of South Korea’s security forces to save democracy. She had rushed through her city of Seoul shortly after the president shocked the world by announcing martial law and sending the army to the gates of parliament to seize power.

SEOUL: South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol declared martial law on Tuesday (Dec 3) for the first time in the country since 1980. Below is a Reuters translation of the military decree: "In order

South Korea’s capital erupted in chaos as protesters clashed with the army to protest the president’s declaration of martial law Tuesday — forcing a pol to climb over a 5-foot-high barrier to enter parliament to vote and lawmaker aides using fire extinguishers to beat back soldiers.