(South Korea) Army special warfare commander says he defied order to drag out lawmakers

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1. I think the incident is related to the broader political crisis in South Korea, where military and political forces were in conflict over government control.

2. Let’s hope we have some like minded generals.

3. It’s a good thing the president didn’t replace all of the military generals before doing this.

   The way that Donald Trump is planning to.

4. South Korea is a relatively new democracy. People don’t realize how it was a dictatorship for large portion of its post WWII history. To some extent it kind of is not that free as you would think in terms of the control the chaebols have. Please do not bring up a U.S example or Trump. This is about South Korea

5. Respect.

6. Dude was based AF. Give him a medal, after you impeach this president

   “I was ordered by then Defense Minister Kim Yong-hyun to pull people inside the National Assembly building outside,” the commander said at the unit’s headquarters.

   “I did not fulfill that task even though I knew it would be insubordination because based on my judgment, dragging lawmakers out was clearly an illegal act,” he said.

   When asked what orders he gave to his unit, the commander said he prohibited giving live ammunition to individual soldiers as he witnessed “unjustified scenes” during the deployment.

7. Good man! Well done

8. Nobody should be forced to go drag against their will.

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