South Korea’s national police chief and top police officer for the capital Seoul have been detained for their roles in enforcing president Yoon Suk Yeol’s short-lived martial law decree.
Police confirmed on Wednesday that the pair had been detained for their roles in last week’s events.
The development comes hours before the main liberal opposition Democratic Party submits a new motion to impeach Mr Yoon on the martial law introduction.
The party said it aims to put the motion on a floor vote on Saturday.
Earlier, Mr Yoon’s former defence minister Kim Yong Hyun was arrested after a Seoul court approved an arrest warrant for him on allegations of playing a key role in rebellion and committing abuse of power.
Mr Kim became the first person arrested over the December 3 martial law decree.
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