South Korean investigators have arrested suspended President Yun Suk-yeol at his residence, in a second attempt to bring him in for questioning on charges of leading a rebellion after he declared a short-lived state of emergency in the country.

He was detained at 10:33 a.m. local time, according to the Office of the High-Level Corruption Investigation (OCI), marking the first time a sitting president has been arrested in South Korea, Yonhap reported. The arrest was at his residence, in a second attempt to bring him in for questioning on charges of sedition after he declared a short-lived state of emergency in the country.

The arrest of Jun Suk-yeol marks the first time in South Korean history that a sitting president has been arrested.

After several hours of conflict at the presidential residence, just like the first time 12 days ago, investigators managed to bring Yun in for questioning at the Corruption Investigation Bureau.

Yun previously released a short video message saying he still believed the arrest was illegal, but decided to appear before investigators and police to avoid bloodshed.

In early December, the South Korean president tried to continue the fight against the opposition that had taken control of parliament by radical means: he unsuccessfully tried to introduce a state of emergency in the country.

After that, parliament accused him of attempted rebellion and impeached the head of state on December 14.

Jun was removed from office, but the impeachment must be approved by the Constitutional Court to remove him from office.

Until the court makes a decision, Jun Suk-yeol officially remains president.

In the first half of December, Yun rejected accusations of attempted rebellion and said that the introduction of the state of emergency was a "politically calculated decision" and that he had made it to protect the country from the opposition, which, according to him, was paralyzing the work of the government.

He now faces charges of rebellion and abuse of office.

He is accused of sending the military into the National Assembly after declaring a state of emergency on the night of December 3 to prevent lawmakers from voting on a decree to overturn his decision.

After the interrogation, he is expected to be held at a detention center in Seoul.

"Although this case is illegal, I decided to report it to the Corruption Investigation Bureau to prevent unnecessary bloodshed."

"But that doesn't mean I agree with them opening the case," Yun said in a recorded video message released after his arrest.

The arrest followed hours of talks between investigators and Yun's people at his residence about how to bring him in for questioning.

Inspectors used a ladder to enter the presidential residence in central Seoul after being blocked by the Presidential Security Service (PSS), which set up a barricade using vehicles near the entrance.

They were also blocked by a group of MPs from the ruling People Power Party and Yun's lawyers at the entrance.

South Korean police deployed about 3.000 people to secure access to the complex as physical clashes broke out between investigators and Yun's supporters.

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