Ex-South Korean leader Yoon in custody for second time

Former South Korean president Yoon Suk Yeol is in custody after a new arrest warrant was issued over his bid to enforce martial law.

A court in Seoul granted the request of the special prosecutor's office, according to South Korea's official news agency Yonhap. Yoon rejected all charges before he was taken to Seoul Detention Center.

Yoon caused a major political crisis in December last year when he unexpectedly declared martial law.

He justified the drastic measure by claiming that the left-wing opposition was allegedly infiltrated by communist and anti-state forces, though he provided no evidence for these accusations.

The 64-year-old was arrested in mid-January but released from pre-trial detention in early March.

In April, the Constitutional Court removed him from office and now he is facing arrest for a second time.

In early June, the left-wing politician Lee Jae Myung won a snap presidential election.