South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol has so far refused to cooperate with investigators after he was arrested for questioning on Wednesday, the country’s anti-corruption agency said. His arrest - the first time such an action has been taken against a sitting president - was the latest chapter in a weekslong political saga that began with the embattled president’s shock martial law decree last month.

Mr Yoon’s legal team filed a request to review the legitimacy of the president’s arrest. Read more at straitstimes.com.

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,