section_path: Aftermath
section_name: Aftermath
paragraph_text: Aftermath
  
  After the vote, soldiers began withdrawing, with the Speaker's office later saying that they had left altogether by 01:18. Others began pushing back the crowd of protesters who gathered there, which numbered around 2,000. Several soldiers were seen bowing in apology to the public over the incursion, while others consoled civilians who had engaged in confrontations. Protesters also began calling for Yoon's arrest and impeachment. Lee Jae-myung said the declaration of martial law was done without cabinet approval and that members of the security forces who continued to follow Yoon's martial law orders were committing "an illegal act". The Defense Ministry stated that martial law would remain in effect until ended by the president.
  
  Yoon would later hold a meeting inside the Joint Chiefs of Staff’s command and control room with Defense Minister Kim Yong-hyun, Martial Law Commander Park An-su, 2nd Deputy Director of the National Security Office In Sung-hwan, Defense Secretary Choi Byung-ok, and Military Advisor to the Ministry of National Defense Kim Chul-jin. Yoon would ask Kim Yong-hyun the amount of troops he deployed to the National Assembly, to which he would respond with "about 500." Yoon, irritated with Kim's response, would say; "I told you it’s not enough. You should have sent 1,000. What are we going to do now?" While searching for another method, Yoon looked for a copy of South Korea's National Assembly Act. Yoon ultimately decided to lift the martial law following this meeting, despite there being no discussion about lifting martial law at that meeting.
  
  After martial law was lifted, the president's office told foreign media 38 hours after refusing all interviews with South Korean media that "emergency martial law was strictly enforced within the framework of the constitution and took place late at night to minimize damage to the national economy and citizens' daily lives". DPK leader Park Chan-dae then told CNN that Yoon "cannot avoid the charge of treason " and that he "must step down immediately."