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S. Korean President Yoon banned from overseas travel

South Korea's President Yoon Suk Yeol speaks during the Third Summit for Democracy in Seoul on March 18, 2024.
South Korea's President Yoon Suk Yeol speaks during the Third Summit for Democracy in Seoul on March 18, 2024. Photo by KIM Min-Hee / POOL / AFP
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South Korea's Justice Ministry said Monday it imposed a travel ban on President Yoon Suk Yeol as police investigate him for insurrection over his controversial declaration of martial law.

At a parliamentary hearing, a lawmaker asked whether Yoon, who is accused of leading an insurrection by declaring martial law on Tuesday, had been banned from leaving the country. "Yes, that's right," Bae Sang-up, an immigration services commissioner at the Ministry of Justice, responded.

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