Impeached South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol was taken on Wednesday to a detention center near the country's capital, Seoul, after being questioned by law enforcement officials over his imposition of martial law last month.

South Korea's anti-corruption agency detains impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol over his brief declaration of martial law.

President Yoon Suk Yeol was arrested and taken for questioning after more than 3,000 police officers marched on his residence in the early hours of Wednesday.