Seoul, January 15: Impeached South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol was taken on Wednesday to a detention centre near the country's capital, Seoul, after being questioned by law enforcement officials over his imposition of martial law last month. Yoon Suk Yeol Detained Over Martial Law Attempt, Becomes 1st Sitting South Korean President to Be Arrested.

Yoon underwent about 10 hours of questioning by the country's anti-corruption agency after he was detained at his presidential residence earlier in the day.