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South Korean authorities enacted a travel ban on former Prime Minister Han Duck-soo and former Finance Minister Choi Sang-mok, according to local reports on Tuesday.
The ban was reportedly imposed on Han and Choi around the middle of this month. Former Prime Minister Han and ex-Finance Minister Choi are barred from leaving the country as they face questioning over their roles in former President Yoon’s martial law attempt. Both former officials have denied their involvement, as the police are investigating whether they received documents regarding the martial law during a cabinet meeting.
On December 3, then-President Yoon declared martial law, claiming that opposition forces were engaging in “anti-state activities”. The declaration was overturned by lawmakers who gathered in an emergency parliamentary session the following day. On January 15, Yoon was arrested by the Corruption Investigation Office for High-ranking Officials (CIO) and charged with insurrection, making him the first sitting South Korean president to be arrested. Yoon was impeached in early April.
This led to unprecedented constitutional scenarios in the succession of acting presidents. Han and Choi each served as acting president during the chaotic period following Yoon’s impeachment. Han was impeached and then reinstated by the South Korean Constitutional Court, before ultimately resigning at the beginning of May.
South Korea now looks towards a new presidential election scheduled for June 3. The election was originally set to be held in March 2027, but was pushed forward under Article 68 of the constitution, which states that a successor shall be elected within sixty days of a presidential vacancy. The scheduled election points to the resiliency of democratic processes under the rule of law, while the travel bans and ongoing investigations raise complex questions about executive immunity and constitutional authority.
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The ban was reportedly imposed on Han and Choi around the middle of this month. Former Prime Minister Han and ex-Finance Minister Choi are barred from leaving the country as they face questioning over their roles in former President Yoon’s martial law attempt. Both former officials have denied their involvement, as the police are investigating whether they received documents regarding the martial law during a cabinet meeting.
On December 3, then-President Yoon declared martial law, claiming that opposition forces were engaging in “anti-state activities”. The declaration was overturned by lawmakers who gathered in an emergency parliamentary session the following day. On January 15, Yoon was arrested by the Corruption Investigation Office for High-ranking Officials (CIO) and charged with insurrection, making him the first sitting South Korean president to be arrested. Yoon was impeached in early April.
This led to unprecedented constitutional scenarios in the succession of acting presidents. Han and Choi each served as acting president during the chaotic period following Yoon’s impeachment. Han was impeached and then reinstated by the South Korean Constitutional Court, before ultimately resigning at the beginning of May.
South Korea now looks towards a new presidential election scheduled for June 3. The election was originally set to be held in March 2027, but was pushed forward under Article 68 of the constitution, which states that a successor shall be elected within sixty days of a presidential vacancy. The scheduled election points to the resiliency of democratic processes under the rule of law, while the travel bans and ongoing investigations raise complex questions about executive immunity and constitutional authority.
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