Seoul, Dec 9 (AP) The chief of a South Korean office that investigates high-ranking officials says he has instructed investigators to seek a travel ban on President Yoon Suk Yeol during a growing probe of his short-lived martial law decree.

Oh Dong-woon, chief prosecutor of the Corruption Investigation Office for High-Ranking Officials, made the comment during a parliamentary hearing on Monday. The office is one of several law enforcement bodies, including public prosecutors and police, investigating the circumstances around Yoon's declaration of martial law.

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Oh said the travel ban hasn't been imposed yet. (AP)

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