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.

After lawyers of South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol argued that his arrest on January 15 was unlawful, a photo spread in social media posts falsely claiming it showed a search warrant used to illegally detain him rather than an arrest warrant.

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.