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

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

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

Memorabilia related to impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol, which had seen a collapse in price in light of his ongoing criminal investigation and impeachment trial, was seen on Friday selling again on online platforms at prices rebounding to those seen before the scandals of the last two months.

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.

This was the South Korean authorities' second attempt to arrest Yoon.

Yoon becomes the first sitting president to face arrest warrant The Corruption Investigation Office for High-Ranking Officials on Friday officially filed an arrest warrant for President Yoon Suk Yeol,

South Korean police detained impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol at his residence in Seoul on Wednesday local time, ABC News confirmed.

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.

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

South Korea's Presidential Security Service chief resigned Friday and acting President Choi Sang-mok accepted it. President Yoon Suk Yeol remains in his fortified residence as law enforcement seeks to arrest him.