South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol has made a fiery televised statement, defending his short-lived martial law decree as a necessary act of governance

South Korea’s Justice Ministry on Monday imposed an overseas travel ban on President Yoon Suk Yeol as authorities investigate allegations of rebellion and other charges in connection with his short-lived declaration of martial law last week.

Yoon Suk Yeol survived an impeachment vote, but his presidency is in a “vegetative” state, analysts say, with government and military officials eroding his authority.

President Yoon Suk Yeol cannot leave the country as an investigation unfolds into whether he led an insurrection last week when he briefly imposed martial law.

South Korea President Yoon Suk Yeol has been banned from foreign travel, a justice ministry official told a parliament committee hearing on Monday. (Reporting by Joyce Lee; Editing by Kim Coghill) Copyright 2024 Thomson Reuters.

Asked by the Financial Times who is running South Korea, a presidential spokesperson said: “There is no official answer to that question.” “No one knows who is in charge of the military, and not even the president’s office can say who is in charge of the country,