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South Korean President Yoon slapped with travel ban
Participants attend a rally to demand South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol's impeachment outside the National Assembly in Seoul

SOUTH KOREA’S Justice Ministry said today that an overseas travel ban has been imposed on President Yoon Suk Yeol during an investigation into his short-lived declaration of martial law.

This comes a day after trade unions threatened to escalate strike action to remove the president.

South Korean police, prosecutors and the anti-corruption agency called for the ban as they expanded their probes into possible rebellion charges over President Yoon’s imposition of martial law last week.

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