SEOUL, Dec 5 (Reuters) - South Korean prosecutors have opened an investigation into President Yoon Suk Yeol, his interior minister, and the now-former defence minister over their roles in an attempt to impose martial law, Yonhap news agency reported on Thursday.

Kim Yong-hyun, who resigned as South Korean defence minister over his involvement in Tuesday’s martial law order, also faces a travel ban as prosecutors investigate, Yonhap said. The other two do not face such bans.

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    7•1 month ago

    “Attempt”? The military had deployed and only stepped down when the president said to (not when the legislature said to}. Sounds like martial law was pretty successfully declared. It’s fortunate that he did back down…

  • ERROR: Earth.exe has crashedEnglish
    5•1 month ago

    They might wanna do an impeachment to immediately suspend the powers of the president first, I mean, theres nothing to stop the guy from just doing it again today.