Rival party members locked this politician in his office to try and stop him from attending a key meeting
A South Korean politician was locked in his office by rival lawmakers for over six hours Thursday, in an effort to prevent him attending a meeting ahead of a major vote.
Chae Yi-bai of the Bareunmirae party and four of his aides were trapped in his office at Seoul's National Assembly. Eleven members of the rival Liberty Korea Party entered at 9 a.m. , Chae's office told CNN, proceeding to block the door with a sofa and sit on it.Five hours in, Chae delivered an impromptu press conference to reporters gathered outside his window. The lawmaker discussed ripping out the window to escape, and asked a nearby firefighter for assistance.
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