South Korea’s Yoon vows to ‘fight till the end’ as arrest over martial law looms

“I will fight till the end to protect this country together with you,” he said in the letter, a photo capture of which was sent to Reuters by Seok Dong-hyeon, a lawyer advising Yoon.

The opposition Democratic Party, which has majority control of parliament and led the impeachment of Yoon on December 14, said the letter proved Yoon was delusional and remains committed to complete his “insurrection”.

“As if trying to stage insurrection wasn’t enough, he is now inciting his supporters to an extreme clash,” party spokesman Jo Seoung-lae said in a statement.

Insurrection is one of the few criminal charges from which a South Korean president does not have immunity.