After impeached South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol spent his first days in jail following his arrest on insurrection charges over his botched declaration of martial law, an image circulated in social media posts that falsely claimed it showed the suspended leader's mug shot.

The agency leading criminal investigations into impeached former-leader Yoon Suk Yeol have recommended he be formally charged with insurrection and abuse of power. View on euronews

South Korean investigators asked prosecutors to indict the country’s detained President Yoon Suk Yeol over his short-lived imposition of martial law last month, as it accused him of rebellion, abuse of power and obstruction of parliament.

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.

South Korean investigators asked prosecutors to indict detained President Yoon Suk Yeol over his short-lived imposition of martial law last month, which the country's ousted defence minister testified that he wanted a broader military deployment than Yoon.

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 Korean court orders formal arrest of impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol over his short-lived martial law decree.

He has been incarcerated for the past week, while investigators probe his botched attempt to impose martial law in early December.