Police officers and investigators of the Corruption Investigation Office for High-ranking Officials pass through the entrance to the official residence of impeached South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol, as authorities are seeking to execute an arrest warrant, in Seoul, South Korea, January 15, 2025.

South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol has been detained after a massive law enforcement operation at the presidential compound that ended a weeks-long stand-off between his bodyguards and the country’s anti-corruption agency.

Yoon’s detention, after a tense standoff outside the presidential residence, marks the latest chapter in a bewildering series of events since his martial law decree.

South Korea's anti-corruption agency has recommended prosecuting impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol for insurrection and power abuse following his brief martial law declaration. The CIO transferred the case to prosecutors as Yoon remains uncooperative.

In an unprecedented move, South Korea’s impeached president, Yoon Suk Yeol, was detained on Wednesday morning at his presidential residence in Seoul becoming the first sitting South Korean leader to be detained for questioning by criminal investigators.

South Korea's president Yook Suk Yeol has been arrested by anti-corruption investigators, following a weeks-long stand-off between investigators and his personal security detail. The 64-year-old, who plunged South Korea into political turmoil with his short-lived martial law declaration on 3 December, is the first sitting president to be arrested.

South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol faces potential arrest for rebellion charges following his martial law declaration on Dec. 3. The anti-corruption agency is pushing for a court warrant as Yoon, impeached for sending troops to the National Assembly,

Yoon Suk Yeol, South Korea's impeached president, was arrested on Wednesday. This was the South Korean authorities' second attempt to arrest Yoon. Yoon was impeached on December 14 after he attempted to impose martial law, triggering protests. South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol was arrested by investigators early on Wednesday morning, local time.

South Korean investigators asked prosecutors to indict the country’s detained President Yoon Suk Yeol over his short-lived imposition of martial law last month, as it accused him of rebellion, abuse o