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Syria’s rebel leader vowed not to pardon officials involved in torture, as families sought missing detainees after mass releases“We will not pardon those involved in torturing detainees,” Islamist Hayat Tahrir al-Sham group leader Abu Mohammed al-Jolani saidAl-Jolani also urged “countries to hand over any of those criminals who may have fled so they can be brought to justice.” Meanwhile, the tomb of ousted Syrian president Bashar al-Assad’s father Hafez was torched in his hometown of Qardaha.00:00 -INTRODUCTION01:18 -TOMB OF ASSAD’S FATHER SET ON FIRE02:24 -NEW SYRIA PM SAYS ALL RELIGIOUS GROUPS’ RIGHTS ‘GUARANTEED’03:07: SYRIA’S NEW ADMINISTRATION TAKES CONTROL OF DAMASCUS AIRPORT n18oc_world n18oc_crux

South Korean police tried to search President Yoon Suk Yeol’s office on December 11 but have not been able to enter the main building, local news reported, as an investigation into his decision last week to impose martial law widened.A presidential security service official said earlier in the day that a police raid was underway, confirming media reports at the time. However, Yonhap news agency later said investigators had not yet entered the main building. Video from Yonhap showed the officers entering the checkpoint before coming out.Yonhap said police had not managed to agree with the Secret Service on the method of the seizure and search. Police declined to comment.Last Tuesday (December 3), Yoon made a surprise declaration of martial law, which was reversed hours later. His move plunged the country, with Asia’s fourth-largest economy, into a constitutional crisis. n18oc_world n18oc_crux