South Korea's presidential aides offer to resign amid political crisis

South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol delivers an address to the nation at the Presidential Office in Seoul, South Korea, December 12, 2024. PHOTO/ REUTERS

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  • The aides had repeatedly expressed their intent to step down in the wake of Yoon's botched attempt to declare martial law on December 3, but their resignations have not been accepted, said a presidential official, who declined to be identified owing to political sensitivities.