South Korean president says martial law was an act of governance

A participant holds a banner with writing reading ‘Arrest the rebellion leader Yoon Suk Yeol’, during a rally to demand South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol’s impeachment outside the National Assembly in Seoul. Picture: Ahn Young-joon/AP
The South Korean president has defended his martial law decree as an act of governance and denied rebellion charges.
He suggested he has no intention of resigning and rejecting the impeachment attempts and investigations into last week’s move.