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.

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.