South Korean police question acting president Han over martial law decree

South Korean police have questioned Prime Minister and acting President Han Duck-soo as part of an investigation into the short-lived decision to impose martial law, an official at his office said on Dec 20.

Mr Han was among 12 people present at a Cabinet meeting on Dec 3 shortly before President Yoon Suk Yeol's shock late-night announcement on martial law. Nine of those people have been questioned by a special police unit investigating the case, the Yonhap news agency reported.

Mr Han, a career technocrat, became acting president after Mr Yoon was impeached on Dec 14 following a parliamentary vote.

The official at Mr Han's office did not say when he was questioned, but said it took place before Mr Han was appointed acting president.

He was being investigated as a suspect, Yonhap reported.