South Korea’s ousted leader has erected barbed wire around his home and blockaded its entrance with vehicles to stop his arrest.

Yoon Suk Yeol fortified the defences at his presidential compound over the weekend ahead of the expiry of a warrant for his arrest at midnight local time (3pm GMT) on Monday.

South Korea’s parliament impeached Mr Yoon and suspended him from official duties after a short-lived declaration of martial law last month.

Mr Yoon has refused to appear for questioning since then. Efforts to detain him and search his residence failed following a six-hour standoff on Friday, as the presidential security service and military troops barred entry to criminal investigators.