SEOUL — South Korean lawmakers on Tuesday passed a motion for the appointment of a special counsel to investigate President Yoon Suk Yeol, adding to pressure on the disgraced leader who is facing potential insurrection charges after declaring and then withdrawing martial law a week ago.
A total of 210 lawmakers in the 300-member National Assembly voted in favor at an afternoon plenary session. The total indicates that 18 votes came from Yoon’s ruling People Power Party, assuming all 192 opposition party and independent lawmakers voted for it.
