Cops raid former president Yoon’s office

South Korean police raided yesterday the office of former president Yoon Suk-yeol and his security detail, as part of a spiralling criminal probe into the impeached leader.

- 

Mr Yoon declared martial law in December, sending armed soldiers to parliament before reversing course. He was quickly impeached by lawmakers, but resisted arrest for weeks in a criminal probe.

After a lengthy standoff, in which his security detail played a key role, he became South Korea's first sitting head of state to be arrested in January. He was later released on procedural grounds.