SOUTH KOREAN PRESIDENT YOON, ALREADY IMPEACHED FROM THE OFFICE , HAS BEEN ARRESTED AFTER WEEKS OF REFUSAL TO CAST VOTE FOR ARREST.

An unimaginable event was seen in South Korea as the then-president and incumbent head of state deserted the official presidential house in Seoul during his arrest on January 15, 2025, following a standoff of six hours. Never in the history of the South Korean Republic had a standing president been taken into custody.   
A few weeks after president Yoon's arrest, he was impeached by the National Assembly.  

Against the debris of impeachment by the National Assembly, Yoon had himself declared martial law on December 3, 2024; parliamentary members and the public widely condemned this. It was soon rescinded by the National Assembly due to its unconstitutionality. On December 14, the parliament impeached him of charges of incitement and abuse of constitutional authority.  
Even after the president's impeachment, Yoon had support of loyalists and troops guarding the presidential compound, where several blocks were built around the houses where people have lived for weeks.  

One-thirty took place at approximately 4:00 a.m. on January 15 when some 3,300 policemen and "His Majesty's" crime busters swept into Yoon's fortified residence to execute him. Initially, Yoon did not wish to have his arrest according-to his people, and they did not want to force him to go through violence. Then he was handed over to the High-Ranking Corruption Investigation Office for questioning.  

Currently, acting president Choi Sang-mok just transferred over to Finance Minister, the present office bearer, when the Constitutional Court mourning Yoon's arrest impeached the man. It is forcing the nation to face yet another period of political uncertainty as the Court determines whether to dislodge him from the presidential office or shield him.

Yoon's arrest can be regarded as heatedly problematic across South Korea, with his supporters saying it is merely a fixation of purist political interests. Detained by South Korean police, they say that the act of arresting him is a lawful act according to the law. This restrictive attempt of law to create new public policy for protecting democratic principles and the rule of law prevents alternatively adversarial voices. Street protests and counterprotests have sparked in many major cities, epitomizing deep polarity of public sentiments.  

While the argument progresses through the Constitutional Court, a lot will be seen and heard from the country, which could have an enormous, significant impact on South Korean domestic political stability. International attention is now directed to Asia's leading democracy as to what is going to unfold.  

Such circumstances substantiate the further pushing of constitutional ways and addressing political conundrums within the legal methodology of South Korea as it almost lies in a watershed on democratic history.