President Yoon has said that he will not shy away from the charges that will be brought against him.
In South Korea, the prosecutor announces that he has named the president By Yoon Suk-yeol as a suspect, reports the country’s news agency Yonhap.
On Saturday, Yoon said he does not intend to run away from the charges being brought against him. He also apologized for his earlier decision to declare a state of emergency in the country.
The speech was the president’s first public speech since Wednesday’s declaration of a state of emergency.
Yoon explained his decision by saying that he was desperate as president.
– I sincerely apologize to the citizens who were shocked, Yoon said.
However, the president does not intend to resign himself, but says he will let his party decide how to stabilize the country’s political situation, including whether his career will continue. He denied that he was planning a new state of emergency.