[Anchor]
After the president of Yoon Suk Yeol held an emergency press conference last night and declared an emergency decree, access to the presidential office is now restricted.
After the announcement of the emergency decree last night and the subsequent National Assembly resolution to lift martial law, the president's office has yet to come forward.
I'm connecting with a reporter to find out. Reporter Cho Yong Sung!It's been more than four hours since President
Yoon declared emergency martial law (10:30), how is the atmosphere in the presidential office now?
[Reporter]
At the entrance of the presidential office, more security and external cooperation office staff are gathered than usual.
Even at dawn, there is tension as identification is thoroughly conducted for employees entering and leaving the country under strict security.
It was just after nine o'clock that rumors spread to reporters in the presidential office yesterday evening that an emergency press conference could take place.
As rumors spread, reporters began to gather here again in the presidential office in Yongsan.
After the emergency martial law was declared, reporters were also allowed to leave here, but access to the presidential office was restricted so that they could not enter.
However, the reporters who entered the press room are relaying the on-site situation from the open lounge here until this time.
Many reporters gathered in front of the briefing room before the emergency statement, but the door was locked and entry was impossible,
The reporters of
also had to watch the live broadcast of President Yoon's statement through the broadcast.President
Yoon declared a state of emergency at around 10:23 p.m.
Security and protection of the presidential office have been strengthened more strictly since the declaration of martial law,
Barricades were also installed in front of the entrance to the presidential office and the Ministry of National Defense.
Since then, no one has been contacted by officials in the presidential office since the resolution to lift the emergency martial law was passed at around 1 a.m. at the National Assembly.
There are about 20 journalists in the press room here waiting in tension for the announcement of the presidential office's position on the recommendation.
So far, I'm YTN Cho Yong-sung in the presidential office in Yongsan.
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