By Hyunsu Yim and Ju-min Park

SEOUL (Reuters) -The commander of South Korea’s particular forces that stormed parliament final week after a martial regulation declaration mentioned on Monday he was ordered to dam lawmakers from coming into the chamber to stop a vote to carry the emergency measure.

Colonel Kim Hyun-tae, the commanding officer of the 707th Particular Missions Group, instructed reporters he took all accountability for his troops’ raid on parliament however mentioned he was appearing underneath orders from the defence minister.

South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol, who’s now a topic of a legal investigation, declared martial regulation on Dec. 3 solely to rescind the order inside hours after parliament met in defiance of a safety cordon to vote it invalid.

Yoon survived an impeachment vote in a opposition-led parliament on Saturday which plunged South Korea right into a constitutional disaster.

Yoon mentioned forward of the vote he was entrusting his destiny to the ruling get together, however he didn’t provide to resign.

Kim mentioned his unit landed on the grounds of parliament with orders to cordon off the primary constructing to stop lawmakers from coming into however was met with legislative workers members inside who blocked their entrance.

“We were all victims who were used by the former defence minister, Kim Yong-hyun,” the commander instructed reporters outdoors the defence ministry in Seoul.

“The members of the Group are not guilty. Their only guilt is that they followed the orders of their commander,” he mentioned, preventing again tears.

The previous defence minister was arrested on Sunday over his function in declaring martial regulation and ordering the deployment of troops to parliament.

The chief of Yoon’s Folks Energy Celebration, Han Dong-hoon, mentioned on Sunday that whereas Yoon wouldn’t be excluded from overseas and different state affairs, the get together and Prime Minister Han Duck-soo would handle state affairs.

Nationwide Meeting speaker Woo Gained-shik mentioned it was unconstitutional to delegate presidential authority except the president is impeached.

The principle opposition Democratic Celebration, which led the failed impeachment movement on Saturday, mentioned it will increase the movement once more.