South Korea's Lee says martial law clean-up not yet complete on first anniversary


South Korea's President Lee Jae Myung attends a plenary session on the first day of the G20 Leaders' Summit at the Nasrec Expo Centre in Johannesburg, South Africa, November 22, 2025. REUTERS/Yves Herman

SEOUL, Dec 3 (Reuters) - South Korean President Lee Jae Myung said on Wednesday there was still work left to deal with the fallout of the failed martial law bid one year ago and ensure the perpetrators are brought to justice.

The attempt to impose martial law by former President Yoon Suk Yeol threatened to deal an irreparable setback to the country, but the people rose up and stopped the military with their bare hands, Lee said in an address marking the first anniversary of the shock announcement by his predecessor.

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