South Korean authorities impose travel ban on President Yoon Suk Yeol

By  News On Air   Dec 09, 2024

South Korean authorities have imposed a travel ban on President Yoon Suk Yeol, who is under investigation for his short-lived martial law declaration last Tuesday. Meanwhile, the order was lifted six hours later after the National Assembly voted to end it. The ban was imposed by the Justice Ministry shortly after the Corruption Investigation Office for High-Ranking Officials (CIO) announced that it had submitted a request for the order.

According to local media, Yoon has been named as a suspect in simultaneous investigations conducted by the police, the prosecution, and the CIO over his surprise declaration of martial law. Mr. Yoon narrowly survived an impeachment motion against him over the weekend, as MPs from his ruling People Power Party (PPP) boycotted the vote.