Yoon was brought into custody about three hours after hundreds of law enforcement officers entered the residential compound in their second attempt to detain him.

Yoon Suk Yeol declared martial law and deployed troops around the National Assembly on Dec. 3, though it lasted only hours.

A court-ordered arrest could lead to an extended custody for Yoon Suk Yeol, who faces both criminal charges and a Constitutional Court ruling that will determine whether he is dismissed or

Yoon’s detention comes after a stand-off between South Korean investigators and his presidential bodyguards, who blocked earlier efforts to detain him.

The impeached South Korean president's second attempt to avoid arrest failed as a huge number of police officers detained him at his residence.

Embattled president had been holed up for weeks while vowing to 'fight to the end' against the efforts to oust him.

SEOUL (Reuters) -South Korea's impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol was arrested on Wednesday as part of an investigation into alleged insurrection, and in between being questioned the suspended leader is expected to be held in a solitary cell at a detention centre.

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.

A supporter of impeached South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol shouts slogans during a rally to oppose his impeachment near the Corruption Investigation Office for High-Ranking Officials in Gwacheon, S

South Korea's impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol was arrested on Wednesday as part of an investigation into alleged insurrection, and in between being questioned the suspended leader is expected to be held in a solitary cell at a detention centre.

South Korea’s acting leader ... Some Yoon supporters reacted with dismay as they watched the motorcade head toward Gwacheon. A few were removed by police officers after lying down on the ...

Law enforcement authorities on Friday requested a court warrant to formally arrest South Korea’s impeached president ... agency’s headquarters in Gwacheon, during which he exercised his ...