South Korea president revokes martial law after protests

A dramatic night in South Korea – locked in an impasse with the opposition over next year’s budget and amid a scandal involving his wife, the hardline prosecutor turned president Yoon Suk Yeol shocked his country and the world by declaring emergency martial law.

Less than three hours later, in the early hours of the Seoul morning, parliament voted to block it.

But the president still hasn’t lifted the order and protesters are calling for him to be impeached.