The Assembly would form a task force to carry out an investigation, said Speaker Woo Won-shik. Read more at straitstimes.com.

The South Korean commander whose special forces unit stormed the National Assembly building during an aborted attempt to impose martial law has urged the public not to blame his soldiers.

South Korea’s metal workers will stage a strike Wednesday, joining the nationwide protest seeking the resignation of President Yoon Suk Yeol who narrowly survived in an impeachment vote.

South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol was banned from leaving the country Monday as investigations for treason and abuse of power over his short-lived martial law decree get underway.

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