South Korea's National Assembly votes to impeach the national police chief and the justice minister over martial law.

The development comes hours before the main liberal opposition Democratic Party submits a new motion to impeach Yoon on the martial law introduction. The party said it aims to put the motion on a

Speaker Woo Won-shik said a task force would be formed to carry out an investigation. Read more at straitstimes.com.

South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol's switch from contrition to defiance on Thursday over his martial law order rallied some supporters but other members of his party said it did nothing to sway their view that he must be removed from office.

Hundreds of heavily-armed troops encircle the Assembly, in an apparent attempt to prevent lawmakers from gathering to hold a vote to lift the martial law declaration. Democratic P