Yoon Suk Yeol told authorised soldiers to break down doors and drag politicians out of parliament, prosecutors say.

South Korea's main opposition party introduced a bill to impeach acting President Han Duck-soo on Thursday, a day before it plans to seek a vote on the move, which could deepen a constitutional crisis triggered by a short-lived martial law.

South Korea’s opposition-controlled National Assembly has voted to impeach the country’s acting leader, Han Duck-soo.