Former South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol is back in custody over an independent investigation into his declaration of martial law last year.

A South Korean court has approved the new arrest of former President Yoon Suk Yeol on charges related to his brief imposition of martial law in December, accepting a special prosecutor’s claim that he poses a risk of destroying evidence.

Disgraced ex-South Korean leader Yoon Suk Yeol sent back to detention over martial law decree - Yoon’s lawyers denounce his arrest as excessive and lacking evidence