A look at the growing political storm unleashed by South Korean president’s martial law decree

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — In a fiery televised statement, South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol defended his short-lived martial law decree as a necessary act of governance and vowed to “fight to the end” in the face of opposition-led attempts to impeach him, as investigations expand into whether his power grab last week amounted to a rebellion.

Yoon’s statement, which came on the 45th anniversary of a coup orchestrated by the country’s last military strongman Chun Doo-hwan, deepens the political turmoil that has paralyzed politics...