South Korean lawmakers have passed a bill to appoint a permanent special counsel to investigate president Yoon Suk Yeol on charges of insurrection after his shock declaration of martial law last week pushed the country into political chaos.
Mr Yoon sent shockwaves across the world after he declared martial law, the first in more than 40 years, on 3 December which lasted for about six hours but triggered large street protests and a political drama in the country.
