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.

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

Investigators sought a warrant to formally arrest impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol over his botched imposition of martial law Friday, 45 days after his late-night declaration on Dec. 3. The Corruption Investigation Office for High-ranking Officials (CIO) filed the request with the

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.

South Korea's impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol was Wednesday detained at Seoul Detention Center after a day-long grilling by investigators over short-lied martial law, Yonhap News reported.

A Seoul court issued a warrant Saturday to detain impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol for an extended period over his botched martial law bid last month in the first such detention of a sitting South Korean president.

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

SEOUL - South Korea's constitutional court on Thursday held the second hearing for the impeachment trial of President Yoon Suk-yeol, who was arrested the previous day over his martial law imposition.

Supporters of impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol pushed past lines of police to enter the court, some destroying furniture and blasting fire extinguishers at officers trying to suppress them.

A court in Seoul has extended the time South Korea's impeached president Yoon Suk Yeol will be detained over his botched attempt to impose martial law in the country last month. Citing concerns Yoon could destroy evidence if released,

A South Korean court issued a fresh warrant to formally detain President Yoon Suk Yeol, allowing investigators to keep the embattled leader in their custody longer as they look into criminal allegations over his ill-fated martial law declaration.