South Korea reveals 'shocking' information in Yoon's martial law decision

According to a 10-page summary of the indictment report on the prosecution of former Defense Minister Kim Yong-hyun provided to the media, Yoon pledged to declare martial law three times if necessary on December 3.

Mr Yoon, who was stripped of his executive powers by the National Assembly this month, is under investigation for his brief attempt to remove civilian power, a move that plunged the country into political chaos and led to his impeachment. Mr Yoon’s lawyer, Yoon Kab-keun, dismissed the prosecutors’ report as “a one-sided account that does not fit the objective circumstances or common sense”.

Mr Yoon also reportedly told the head of the Defense Counterintelligence Command, General Kwak Jong-keun, to “quickly go inside” the National Assembly because the quorum needed to lift martial law was not yet there. The report quoted Mr Yoon as saying at the time: “So quickly go into the National Assembly and take the people in the chamber out, if necessary, use an axe to break down the door and drag everyone out.”

Immediately after the report was released, opposition Democratic Party lawmaker Kang Sun-woo said that "the prosecutor has exposed the undeniable ugly truth about Yoon Suk Yeol, the mastermind of treason", and urged him to be "immediately arrested"./.