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South Korea’s president clings to power despite growing attempts to oust him
South Korea’s Yoon Suk-yeol continues to cling to power, exercising presidential authority despite claims from his own party that he was effectively suspended.
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On Monday, Yonhap news agency reported that police were considering banning President Yoon from leaving the country amid an investigation into his attempt to impose martial law.
The police have already placed overseas travel bans on four key figures, including two top military commanders and the former interior minister.
Yoon, who on Saturday survived an impeachment attempt over last week’s martial law debacle, accepted his interior minister’s resignation the day afterwards – a move the opposition said “proves” he had not stepped back from official duties.
“This proves that President Yoon, who is facing charges of fomenting an insurrection, still exercises the presidential right to personnel changes, maintaining his status as the military commander-in-chief,” said Lee Jae-myung of the opposition Democratic Party of Korea.
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South Korea’s defence ministry confirmed on Monday that Yoon remains South Korea’s commander-in-chief.