South Korean police detained impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol at his residence in Seoul on Wednesday local time, ABC News confirmed. The detention comes weeks after investigators first attempted to arrest the embattled politician over his short-lived declaration of martial law in December.

South Korean president Yoon Suk Yeol was reportedly arrested by the country's Corruption Investigation Office for High Ranking officials, a first for a sitting South Korean leader. This was the second bid to arrest the impeached president,

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