SEOUL, Dec 3 (Reuters) – South Korean President Lee Jae Myung said on Wednesday there was still work left to deal with the fallout of the failed martial law bid one year ago and ensure the perpetrators are brought to justice.

The attempt to impose martial law by former President Yoon Suk Yeol threatened to deal an irreparable setback to the country, but the people rose up and stopped the military with their bare hands, Lee said in an address marking the first anniversary of the shock announcement by his predecessor.

“The recklessness of those who tried to destroy the constitutional order and even plan a war all for their personal ambition must be brought to justice,” he said.

Yoon’s martial law declaration plunged a country that had been celebrated as one of the success stories of democ

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