Seoul –
South Korea's former defense minister has been formally arrested on insurrection charges related to President Yoon Suk Yeol's brief declaration of martial law, which plunged the country into chaos, a court spokesperson said early Wednesday.
Yoon suspended civilian rule a week ago and sent special forces and helicopters to parliament, before lawmakers forced him to rescind the decree in a country assumed to be a stable democracy.
Two top police officials were also taken into custody in the early hours of Wednesday, as the investigation into the political turmoil caused by the martial law declaration gathered pace.