National assembly passes revised special counsel bill to probe Yoon's insurrection charges, Yonhap reports


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  • Friday, 17 Jan 2025

FILE PHOTO: South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol delivers an address to the nation at the Presidential Office in Seoul, South Korea, December 12, 2024. The Presidential Office/Handout via REUTERS/File Photo

(Reuters) - South Korea's National assembly passed a revised special counsel bill to investigate insurrection charges against President Yoon Suk Yeol, news agency Yonhap reported on Friday.

(This story has been refiled to fix the typo in the headline)

(Reporting by Devika Nair in Bengaluru; Editing by Alex Richardson)

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