South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol has been banned from leaving the country over a failed attempt at imposing martial law, a justice ministry official said on Monday, amid growing calls for him to step down and a deepening leadership crisis. Prosecutors on Sunday arrested ex-defense minister Kim Yong-hyun over his alleged role in the declaration of martial law on Dec. 3, Yonhap reported. Amid the backlash, multiple military officials, including the acting defense minister, have said they would not follow any new order to impose martial law again. The DP has also demanded the arrest of Yoon and any military officials implicated in the martial law fiasco. "Also, unlike a U.S. vice president, a South Korean prime minister is not elected, which means democratic legitimacy is weak.

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Persons: Yoon Suk, Yoon, Oh Dong, woon, Bae Sang, Kim Yong, Yonhap, cordons, Han Dong, hoon, Han Duck, Chang Young Organizations: South, People Power Party, Democratic Party, Power Party, School of Law, Korea University Locations: South Korean