Seoul slaps travel bans on two former acting presidents: Yonhap


Former Prime Minister Han Duck-soo (right) and former Deputy Prime Minister for economic affairs Choi Sang-mok (left) attend a Cabinet meeting at the government complex in Jongno District, central Seoul on April 29, 2025. - Photo: Joint press corps

SEOUL: South Korean authorities have imposed travel bans on two former acting presidents as part of an investigation into ex-leader Yoon Suk Yeol's December martial law bid, Yonhap news agency said Tuesday (May 27).

"Police said on May 27 that former prime minister Han Duck-soo and former finance minister Choi Sang-mok have been banned from leaving the country as they are being investigated as suspects in an insurrection case," Yonhap reported, adding the ban came into effect in mid-May.

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