The travel ban comes after Yoon had to reverse a controversial martial law decree within hours of declaring it. The president then survived an impeachment vote in parliament.
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South Korean authorities on Monday imposed an overseas travel ban on the country’s President Yoon Suk Yeol as they carry out an investigation into his short-lived martial law decree.
When a lawmaker asked during a parliamentary hearing whether Yoon had been banned from leaving the country. “Yes, that’s right,” said Bae Sang-up, an immigration services commissioner at the Ministry of Justice.
The head of South Korea’s high-ranking official corruption investigation agency had earlier said that he had instructed investigators to seek a travel ban on Yoon.
Yoon declared martial law last week saying that he wanted to rid the country of “pro-North Korean forces,” without providing details.
But the move plunged the country into political turmoil.
Scenes of armed soldiers on the streets of the capital Seoul and surrounding the parliament shocked the nation.
Amid massive political pressure, the president was forced to reverse the contentious decree within hours.
Yoon later apologized for his actions, but offered no resignation.
Opposition parties vowed to impeach the embattled president but failed to do so over the weekend after most ruling party lawmakers boycotted a floor vote.
