He claimed the declaration sought to highlight opposition abuses instead of disabling parliament, and argued their actions brought the country to the brink of collapse.

South Korea's impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol was arrested Sunday, just days after being apprehended at his home in Seoul. He faces possible imprisonment for declaring martial law last month.

South Korea's impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol has denied ordering the military to "drag out" politicians from the country's parliament to prevent them from voting down his declaration of martial law.

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea ’s impeached president, Yoon Suk Yeol, was formally arrested early Sunday, days after being apprehended at his presidential compound in Seoul, as he faces possible imprisonment over his ill-fated declaration of martial law last month.

A Seoul court issued a warrant Saturday to detain impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol for an extended period over his botched martial law bid last month in the first such detention of a sitting South Korean president.

Lawyers representing South Korea’s impeached president say he will refuse further questioning after being detained by anti-corruption officials over his ill-fated declaration of martial law last month,

South Korea’s impeached president has denied that he ordered the military to drag lawmakers out of the National Assembly to prevent them from voting to reject his martial law decree last month, as he

His decision to attend the impeachment hearing contrasts with his resistance to criminal proceedings against him.

South Korea’s impeached president denied that he had ordered the military to drag out lawmakers at the National Assembly to prevent them from voting down his martial law decree last month, as he appeared for the first time at a hearing of the Constitutional Court that is to determine his fate.

In a shocking turn of events, South Korea narrowly avoided political chaos after a declaration of martial law. Allegations of government plans to incite conflict with North Korea, storm the National Assembly,

Yoon said he had worked in public service with “a firm commitment to free democracy”. Read more at straitstimes.com.