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.

Yoon Suk Yeol has become the first sitting president in South Korean history to be arrested by law enforcement agents, after his compound was finally breached on Wednesday by officials investigating his failed attempt to impose martial law.

South Korea's impeached president, Yoon Suk Yeol, has been arrested following a tense standoff that unfolded under the cover of darkness. Police surrounded his home as they moved to detain the embattled leader.