With the court’s approval of the warrant, investigators can now hold him for up to 20 days, including the time he has already spent at a detention center. If convicted of insurrection, Yoon could face

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.

This was the second bid to arrest the impeached president, following a failed attempt on Jan.3 when agents from South Korea's Presidential Security Service had blocked investigato

After lawyers of South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol argued that his arrest on January 15 was unlawful, a photo spread in social media posts falsely claiming it showed a search warrant used to illegally detain him rather than an arrest warrant.

Yoon's declaration of martial law in December stunned South Koreans and plunged one of Asia's most vibrant democracies into political turmoil.

Disgraced South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol was reportedly arrested over insurrection charges stemming from last month's shocking martial law declaration.

South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol was arrested by investigators early on Wednesday morning, local time. Yoon's arrest comes after weeks of attempts by South Korean anti-corruption investigators to bring him in for questioning.

A South Korean court granted on Sunday an extension of President Yoon Suk Yeol's detention, saying there was "concern" that Yoon could "destroy evidence" in a criminal probe related to his short-lived declaration of martial law in early December.

Yoon Suk Yeol, detained since Wednesday after a major operation at his home, faces rebellion charges over his December 3 martial law declaration.

President Yoon Suk Yeol, a former prosecutor, used to put people in jail. Now, after his formal arrest, he himself is in a cell, alone.

A court in Seoul grants request for an arrest warrant, saying there was ‘concern’ that Yoon could ‘destroy evidence’.