South Korean parliament to vote on impeachment motion against president

A caricature depicting an imprisoned South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol is displayed during a rally to demand his impeachment outside the National Assembly in Seoul on Friday (Ahnn Young-joon/AP)

South Korea’s Parliament is set to vote on an opposition-led impeachment motion against President Yoon Suk Yeol on Saturday.

The vote comes two days after Mr Yoon defended his controversial martial law decree and vowed to resist mounting calls for his ouster.