The impeached South Korean president's second attempt to avoid arrest failed as a huge number of police officers detained him at his residence.

South Korea’s impeached president, Yoon Suk Yeol, was detained in a major law enforcement operation at the presidential compound Wednesday, defiantly insisting the anti-corruption agency didn’t have the authority to investigate his actions but saying he complied to prevent violence.

Yoon Suk Yeol was arrested and questioned by authorities in relation to a criminal insurrection investigation, saying he was only cooperating with what he called an illegal probe to avoid violence.