South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol said in a televised address to the nation that he is ready to face an impeachment procedure or an investigation, the Yonhap news agency quoted him as saying.
The president defended his botched martial law decree as a measure to "protect the nation and normalize state affairs" against the opposition that paralyzed the government. He described his actions as a "highly calibrated political judgment."
"Whether I am impeached or investigated, I will fairly confront it," he said.