There are growing calls for South Korea's president to be impeached after he declared martial law.
Yoon Suk Yeol lifted the order - which was voted down by MPs - less than two hours after he made it.
He had said it was needed to protect the country from "North Korea's communist forces" and to "eliminate anti-state elements".
Warwick Morris is a former British ambassador in Seoul - he says events have been hard to believe.
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John Everard - former British ambassador to Pyongyang - says the call was politically motivated.
IN: 'President Yoon...
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Yoon Suk Yeol lifted the order - which was voted down by MPs - less than two hours after he made it.
He had said it was needed to protect the country from "North Korea's communist forces" and to "eliminate anti-state elements".
Warwick Morris is a former British ambassador in Seoul - he says events have been hard to believe.
IN: 'The recent...
OUT: ...years now.'
DUR: 14 seconds
http://www.fsnradionews.com/feeds/1204skorea-morris1.mp3
ALT:
John Everard - former British ambassador to Pyongyang - says the call was politically motivated.
IN: 'President Yoon...
OUT: ...all this.'
DUR: 15 seconds
http://www.fsnradionews.com/feeds/1204skorea-everard1.mp3