Korea News LIVE: S Korea Police Raid President's Office Over Martial Law Attempt | Martial Law | CNBC TV18
Live from South Korean Parliament where an interpellation session is taking place after the police announced South Korea’s national police chief and the top officer for Seoul have been detained over martial law. They are alleged to have colluded with President Yoon Suk Yeol and others in imposing martial law last week. On Sunday, Yoon avoided an opposition-led bid to impeach him, with most ruling party lawmakers boycotting a floor vote. But the opposition parties vowed to submit a new impeachment motion against him this week.
Police in South Korea have raided the presidential office in Seoul, following President Yoon Suk Yeol's abortive attempt to impose martial law last week.
The raids are the latest development in what has been a tumultuous week in South Korean politics.
President Yoon, who has stayed in office despite an impeachment vote and multiple calls for him to step down, is facing multiple investigations from various branches of government, on charges of insurrection and treason.
Meanwhile, the country's ex-defence minister Kim Yong-hyun who took responsibility for the martial law declaration, attempted suicide while in detention on Tuesday night, an official said.
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