South Korea's anti-corruption agency will resume questioning impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol at 2 p.m. (0500 GMT) on Thursday afternoon, the Yonhap news agency reported. Yoon was arrested by investigators from the agency and police in his official residence and questioned for hours on Wednesday in relation to a criminal insurrection probe.

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,

South Korean authorities have arrested impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol over allegations of insurrection tied to his Dec. 3 martial law declaration, officials said.