South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol has been arrested, according to the country’s anti corruption agency, the latest chapter in a weekslong political showdown that began with the embattled president’s shock martial law decree last month.

South Korean authorities investigating Yoon had arrived at his official residence earlier this morning in a second attempt to detain the embattled leader for questioning over his short-lived declaration.

For weeks, the embattled president has been holed up in his fortified residence, surrounded by his Presidential Security Service team, evading arrest as he faces several probes and an impeachment trial following his short-lived decree