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Yonhap: Travel ban imposed on former defence minister amid South Korea martial law probe
The nameplate of South Korea Defence Minister Kim Yong-hyun is seen under the podium during the plenary session of the National Defence Committee at the National Assembly in Seoul on December 5, 2024. Kim resigned today, the president’s office said, after the turmoil caused by President Yoon Suk-yeol’s brief imposition of martial law. — Yonhap/AFP pic
Thursday, 05 Dec 2024 2:54 PM MYT

SEOUL, Dec 5 — South Korean prosecutors today banned ex-defence minister Kim Yong-hyun from leaving the country over his role in a martial law declaration that plunged the country into turmoil, Yonhap news agency said.

"The Seoul Central District Prosecutors’ Office has imposed a travel ban on the former minister,” Yonhap said. — AFP

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