Shock martial law edict in South Korea follows chaotic recent history: A look at the crucial context

It may seem that the wild predawn scenes in Seoul, with hundreds of armed troops and frantic lawmakers storming South Korea's parliament building after the president suddenly declared martial law, came out of nowhere

source https://www.independent.co.uk/news/yoon-suk-yeol-ap-south-korea-seoul-tokyo-b2658499.html