South Korean president says he will not seek to impose martial law again

A protester wearing a mask of South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol attends a candlelight vigil demanding Mr Yoon’s impeachment. Picture: Lee Jin-man/AP

South Korea’s president said he is “very sorry” for causing public anxiety and inconvenience with his declaration of martial law earlier this week, and promised not to make another attempt to impose it.

President Yoon Suk Yeol made a public apology on Saturday, hours ahead of a parliamentary vote on a motion to impeach him.