Former South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol is back in custody over an independent investigation into his declaration of martial law last year. According to the independent counsel leading the probe,

Former South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol was back in a solitary jail cell on Thursday after prosecutors secured a new detention warrant over his bid to impose martial law last year.

The special counsel, Cho Eun-suk, and his team of investigators had wanted to return Mr. Yoon to jail since they began their work last month.