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 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

Yoon Suk Yeol, South Korea's impeached president, was arrested on Wednesday. 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.

A second no-show for South Korea's detained president Yoon Suk Yeol who again refused interrogation by anti-corruption officials probing his martial law decree. With the expiration of his detention order looming,

South Korea's impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol was arrested at his presidential residence on Wednesday morning local time following an hours-long standoff, images from the scene show. Why it matters: It's the first time an incumbent president has been detained in South Korea and marks the second attempt by anti-corruption investigators to arrest him for questioning related to his brief martial law declaration last month that triggered

South Korea is in crisis as President Yoon Suk Yeol faces allegations of insurrection following his attempt to impose martial law. Yoon's arrest marks the first time a sitting South Korean president has been detained.

Yoon Suk Yeol was taken to a detention center after being questioned by law enforcement officials over his imposition of martial law last month

Over 3,000 police came to bring in Yoon for questioning after a much smaller initial attempt was blocked by presidential security.

Thousands of police put down their guns and marched into South Korea’s presidential compound on Wednesday to arrest the impeached head of state Yoon Suk Yeol.