South Korean lawmakers vote to impeach police chief and justice minister

Members of the National Assembly in Seoul voted for impeachment of two men. Picture: Lee Jin-man/AP

Members of South Korea’s National Assembly have voted to impeach the national police chief and the justice minister over their enforcement of martial law last week.

The opposition-controlled assembly plans to submit a second impeachment motion against President Yoon Suk Yeol later in the day after the first motion last Saturday failed under a governing party boycott.