Announcement of martial law in the middle of the night and declaration of lifting...a tense presidential office

President Yoon observed 'serious announcement' an hour before the statement
Live coverage of martial law without reporters in locked briefing room
Press access to the presidential office is restricted after reading the statement for six minutes.The President's Office's strict security...barricade installation in front of the building

[Anchor]
Tensions had been brewing in the presidential office all night until Yoon Suk Yeol declared an emergency martial law in an emergency statement last night, and later lifted it.

Reporter Cho Yong-sung covered the urgent situation in the presidential office before and after the emergency martial law.

[Reporter]
About an hour before the emergency statement began, there was talk near the presidential office that President Yoon Suk Yeol could make a major announcement.

Since then, there have been talks that President Yoon could express his position on the Democratic Party of Korea's successive impeachment and the sole handling of the budget reduction plan.

However, a high-ranking official of the president's office asked why the president's press conference was being held during a phone call with YTN.

Since then, there has been an emergency government announcement centered on broadcasters, so the message that they want to connect to the broadcast was shared,
Sensing an unusual atmosphere
, journalists sought a briefing room for the press conference, but the door was locked.

At 10:23 p.m., President Yoon's remarks were released live.

[Yoon Suk Yeol / President: My fellow citizens, as president, I appeal to you with the feeling of vomiting blood]

When President Yoon declared an emergency decree by reading a six-minute long emergency statement, security officials and others gathered at the entrance of the presidential office to block reporters from entering.

The security and protection of the presidential office have become stricter, and barricades have been installed at the entrance to the building.

At midnight, sidewalk traffic in front of the presidential office was once blocked, and police stopped the crowd from being crowded.

However, as President Yoon declared the lifting of martial law at 4:30 a.m., access to the presidential office was also normalized.

I'm YTN's Cho Yong Sung.

Reporter: Choi Young-wook Jung Tae-woo
Video editing: Joo Hye-min
Design: Woo Hee-seok