2019 South Korean Capitol attack explained

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" 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 2021 United States Capitol attack. In the American attack, however, lawmakers were not victims of direct physical violence.^{[4] [5] [6]}

See also

• List of attacks on legislatures

Notes and References

1. News: Kim . Yongwook . 17 December 2019 . 보수신문도 국회 난입 한국당 지지자들 비판 . ko . Even conservative newspapers criticized supporters of the Liberty Korea Party who attack into the National Assembly . MediaToday . 17 September 2021.
2. News: Choo . In-young . 17 December 2019 . 황교안, 국회 진입 시위대에 "여러분 승리"…박지원 "참 한심" . ko . Hwang Kyo-ahn said, "Everyone wins" to protesters entering the National Assembly.... Park Jie-won said, "You're pathetic". . . 17 September 2021.
3. News: Jeong . Yeon-Cheol . Bang . Jong-Hyuk . 16 December 2019 . '태극기 부대' 불러들인 한국당…"국회 유린당했다" . ko . The Liberty Korea Party brought in the 'Taegukgi rallies'.... . . Woo . Seong-Ho . 17 September 2021.
4. News: Son . Wonje . 10 January 2021 . 의회 난입, 미국보다 빨랐던 '태극기부대' . ko . Breaking into Capitol. "Taegeukgi crowds" was faster than the U.S. . . 17 September 2021.
5. News: Lee . Gyehong . 8 January 2021 . 미국의 '성조기 부대'와 대한민국의 '태극기 부대' . ko . The U.S. "Stars and Stripes crowds" and Republic of Korea's "Taegukgi crowds" . SJ post . 17 September 2021.
6. News: Jeong . Hyun-Sook . 7 January 2021 . 트럼프 '성조기 부대'의 난동..비교되는 2019년 국회도 이런 '난리' . ko . Trump's "Stars and Stripes crowds" caused a disturbance. The National Assembly in 2019 is also compared to this "disruption" . NewsFreeZone . 17 September 2021.