For election commission raid/abduction mission "each [soldier] was individually asked their opinion, in addition to what high school they graduated from and where in Korea they were from."
Almost nobody from Jeolla-do was picked. When asked if that was to exclude them (presumably due to loyalty doubts), whistleblower said yes.
Jeolla-do is home to the city of #gwangju, the site of US-backed massacre during previous coup and key point in democratization struggle
Allegations also now swirl that #Yoon intended to put tanks in the streets of #seoul
2nd armoured division commander, DIC chief, defense minister met at 6pm dec 3rd, allegedly with "intentions of mobilizing armored units to neutralize resistance from citizens and the National Assembly following .. martial law declaration"
Defence minister quoted as saying “We need to bulldoze [the national assembly] with tanks.”
https://english.hani.co.kr/arti/english_edition/e_national/1174225.html
Why abduct election commission workers? Simple. An election fraud conspiracy theory.
"Around 30 far-right YouTubers like Lee Bong-kyu and Jun Kwang-hoon — who have made nearly delusional claims about election rigging, as well as actively defending Yoon since the martial law fiasco — and people connected with their channels were invited to the inauguration at the National Assembly on May 10, 2022."
https://english.hani.co.kr/arti/english_edition/e_national/1174023.html
#korea special forces unit had mission to kidnap 30 electoral commission workers and abduct them to a bunker.
Soldiers handpicked, given loyalty tests, jeolla-do/gwangju soldiers excluded
“they received a mission to depart at 5:30 am the next morning and arrive at the National Election Commission by 5:40 am, then to confirm on site the 30 people on the list, apprehend them and bring them over.“
https://english.hani.co.kr/arti/english_edition/e_national/1174228.html
#yoon apparently declared martial law minutes into a cabinet meeting during "one of his signature tantrums"
"[he] proceeded with his live televised declaration of martial law a mere minute after wordlessly leaving a Cabinet meeting."
"The cabinet meeting during which the official declaration of martial law was discussed lasted five minutes, including the time participants were kept waiting."
#korea #coup #MartialLaw #윤석열퇴진
https://english.hani.co.kr/arti/english_edition/e_national/1172748.html
#korea impeachment of #yoon is set to fail as all PPP members except three (ahn cheol-su who is rich enough to own his own party, kim yeji - best of a bad bunch, kim sang-wook) leave the national assembly
There are not enough assemblymen present to carry the vote. It will be 6 votes short.
The speaker is leading calls for them by name to come back now. the whole assembly is calling out their names one by one.
"Come back and carry out your duties!"
Protest for immediate impeachment and arrest of the idiot #Yoon for insurrection. Today (sat 7th) 2pm yeouido park.
The idiot #Yoon now faces criminal charges for insurrection. Under korean law, insurrection is punishable by death penalty. And presidents are specifically not immune.
Prosecutors and police are both investigating.
With a criminal record he will not be eligible for a state burial.
I expect that all "tough on crime" conservatives will be calling for the maximum penalty to be served for its deterrent effect.
https://english.hani.co.kr/arti/english_edition/e_national/1171172.html
#korea national assembly votes unanimously to impeach chief auditor and prosecutors.
The soon to be defunct people power party abstain in desperate move to avoid the inevitable reckoning
https://m-en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20241205007400315?section=national/politics
The idiot #yoon orders defense minister to step down in desperate attempt to avoid the inevitable impeachment, trial, imprisonment, and breakup of the short lived people power party
https://m-en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20241205002451315?section=national/politics
korean confederation of trade unions announce INDEFINITE GENERAL STRIKE (1.1 million members) until #Yoon is out of power. Full text of declaration in link below.
Read link for details about hundreds of union leaders attacked or imprisoned by yoon administration
#촛불행동 #CandleLightMovement call protest today (4th dec) 6pm outside front gates of national assembly #seoul #korea
Demand immediate impeachment of insurrectionist #Yoon
#민주당 regional chairwoman for Dobong, Ahn Gwi-Ryeong, 35, tried to wrestle gun from special forces soldier attempting to storm national assembly. "Are you not ashamed?" she cries
As I've reported on here many times before. #NIS has recently been "reformed" by removing their "anti-communist" investigation powers and moving them to the non-secret, regular #police since they'd been caught criminally interfering in domestic elections to support right wing parties
In response, president Yoon has instructed NIS to spy on popular democratic protest movement whose main slogan is "Yoon Suk Yeol resign!" A coincidence, I'm sure.
#korea President #YoonSukYeol vows to focus on attacking workers rights in New Years speech.
We already know about the plans to attack international labour conventions which allow workers the right to organise, and his proposed reforms aimed at increasing worker insecurity, hours, and reducing pay.
But he also vowed to attack the pension and education systems. Not sure what "reforms" he imagines there but it can't be good...
http://english.hani.co.kr/arti/english_edition/e_national/1074095.html
#korea President #YoonSukYeol set to shave 14 years off the sentence of former right-wing president convicted of bribery and embezzlement.
Also pardoning:
former secret-police chief convicted over interfering in elections, also embezzlement, bribery, spying on political opponents
A former PM who used the secret police black budget as a slush fund
Secret policemen who gave suitcases of cash to another former right-wing president
A rogues gallery.
http://english.hani.co.kr/arti/english_edition/e_national/1073222.html
Yesterday, a delegation from #CandleLightMovement visited the TruckSol (truckers union) camp in front of the National Assembly where they are on the 11th day of their #HungerStrike
Student movement member: "We will fight together so that the workers' struggle will not be lonely!"
TruckSol: "How can I be lonely when you come here like this?"
Solidarity is the key to victory. #YoonSukYeol resignation is not far away!
#korea #seoul #CandleLightMovement marches again. This time on Christmas eve!
#YoonSukYeol administration has interfered in fact-finding about itaewon disaster. An incredibly ugly side of them is being revealed day by day.
"An immoral regime that has given up on being human must face the judgement of the Korean people!"
Assemble at the usual place, exit 7/8 of city hall station (lines 1&2) at 4pm. Wrap up warm! There will be hot soup and warm mats for those who want to sit.
#seoul #korea #CandleLightMovement
Volunteers in high-vis vests man the art-gallery tent. Several artworks line the walls and people move through the small gallery space. Artworks in the background depict various political themes and the itaewon disaster.
