The chief prosecutor of the South Korea\u2019s corruption investigation bureau has ordered a travel ban to be imposed on President Yoon Suk Yeol, who is currently under investigation in the wake of his shock martial law declaration last week.<\/p>\n
Travel bans have also been imposed on several senior officials in Yoon\u2019s administration.<\/p>\n
Tens of thousands of people had come out in protest since the short-lived martial law order, calling for Yoon\u2019s resignation or impeachment.<\/p>\n
But a vote to impeach Yoon\u00a0failed on\u00a0Saturday, and the ruling People Power Party (PPP) said instead that its party leader and prime minister would run the country until the president\u2019s \u201corderly exit\u201d.<\/p>\n
In a public address on Sunday, PPP leader Han Dong-hoon said Yoon would no longer be involved in foreign and domestic affairs until his early resignation \u2013 adding that Prime Minister Han Duck-soo would manage government affairs in the meantime.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe President will not be involved in any state affairs including diplomacy before his exit,\u201d said party leader Han.<\/p>\n
However, Democratic Party floor leader Park Chan-dae described the proposed plan as \u201can illegal, unconstitutional second insurrection and a second coup\u201d.<\/p>\n
Representative Kim Min-seok of the Democratic Party had similarly criticised the plan, saying \u201cnobody gave\u201d PPP leader Han the power to make such decisions.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe Prime Minister and the ruling party\u2019s announcement that they would jointly exercise the powers of the president, which no one has given them, is clearly unconstitutional\u201d he said, according to a Korea Herald report.<\/p>\n
The opposition has vowed to hold impeachment votes against Yoon every Saturday.<\/p>\n
On social media, many South Koreans voiced their concerns, saying there is a lack of clarity on who is leading the country.<\/p>\n
The Ministry of National Defence confirmed at a briefing on Monday that the president retains command of the armed forces. That means in the event of any foreign policy incidents, including any possible threat from North Korea, Yoon is still, in theory, able to make executive decisions.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe president can take the lead again any time he changes his mind,\u201d political science professor Shin Yul of Myongji University told The Korea Herald.<\/p>\n
\u201cNo one will be able to stop him, if Yoon insists.\u201d<\/p>\n
On Saturday Yoon made his first appearance since the martial law declaration, pledging that he would not impose another martial law order, and apologising for the \u201canxiety and inconvenience\u201d caused by his declaration.<\/p>\n
However, the opposition has insisted that they \u201cwill not give up\u201d on impeaching Yoon.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe will definitely return this country to normal by Christmas and the end of the year and give it to you as a Christmas and end-of-year gift,\u201d Democratic Party leader Lee Jae-myung told a disappointed crowd after Saturday\u2019s failed impeachment attempt.<\/p>\n
He again urged Yoon to resign on Monday, telling a press conference that Yoon\u2019s actions were \u201cdestroying\u201d South Korea and its economy.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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