President Yoon Suk-yeol banned from leaving the country

President Yoon Suk-yeol was banned from leaving the country at the request of police, prosecutors and anti-corruption agencies as they expand their investigation into him, Bae Sang-up, commissioner of the Justice Ministry's immigration agency, said.

South Korean police officials are also considering the possibility of directly questioning President Yoon.

South Korean President Yoon Sok-yeol is banned from leaving the country. (Photo: Reuters)

The South Korean Ministry of National Defense earlier announced the suspension and travel ban of three generals directly involved in President Yoon Suk-yeol's martial law enforcement. These three are accused by the opposition of rebellion.

Under the South Korean Constitution, the President remains head of government and commander-in-chief of the military unless he or she becomes incapacitated, resigns, or vacates office. In such a case, power passes to the Prime Minister until new elections are held.

The impeachment motion against President Yoon Suk-yeol was dropped earlier after ruling party lawmakers boycotted the vote. However, the opposition Democratic Party will introduce a new impeachment motion on December 11.

On December 8, South Korean prosecutors arrested former Defense Minister Kim Yong-hyun to serve an investigation into charges related to treason following President Yoon Suk-Yeol's martial law declaration last week.

Mr. Kim Yong-hyun was arrested about 6 hours after arriving at the special investigation headquarters for questioning at 1:30 a.m. on December 8. Before being arrested, Mr. Kim Yong-hyun declared that he would actively cooperate with the investigation agency.

The special investigation team said there were sufficient grounds to urgently arrest former minister Kim Yong-hyun due to his alleged incitement to riot, as well as concerns about the risk of evidence being destroyed.

Kong Anh (Source: ABC News)

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