Suspended South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol blamed the “malicious” opposition for his decision to declare martial law, telling a court yesterday that their refusal to applaud him or shake his hand exposed their plans to “destroy” his government.

SEOUL : South Korea’s suspended President Yoon Suk-yeol blamed the “malicious” opposition for his decision to declare martial law, telling a court today that their refusal to applaud him or shake his hand exposed their plans to “destroy” his government.

South Korea's suspended President Yoon Suk Yeol blamed the country's 'malicious' opposition for his decision to declare martial law, telling a court on Tuesday that their refusal to applaud him or shake his hand exposed their plans to 'destroy' his government.

He had imposed martial law claiming the elections body was unwilling to address hacking concerns. Read more at straitstimes.com.

They broke through a police cordon at the court after a judge approved a warrant to extend the detention of Yoon for declaring a short-lived martial law on December 3. He became t