Law enforcement authorities have requested a warrant to formally arrest impeached South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol, who is spending his third day at a detention center after his lawyers failed in a last-minute attempt to secure his release.

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.

The political crisis in South Korea is only continuing to intensify and will not be resolved with Yoon’s detention.

Storyline: South Korean police on Wednesday morning dispersed some of the supporters for the impeached President Yoon Suk-yeol, who tried to block investigators from entering the presidential residence.

The South Korea military on Monday approved the official dismissal of four senior commanders suspected of taking part in impeach

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.

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.

South Korea entered its worst political crisis in ... at the anti-corruption agency's office in the nearby city of Gwacheon. Following the questioning, Yoon was expected to be sent to a detention ...

Seoul, South Korea — South Korea's impeached President ... after arriving at the agency's office in the nearby city of Gwacheon. Hundreds of Yoon's conservative supporters rallied near the ...