SOUTH Korean officials are attempting to arrest President Yoon Suk Yeol for a SECOND time after his failed martial law declaration.

Impeached Yoon is a wanted man for allegations of abusing his power with his official residence soon set to be surrounded by 1,000 riot cops, according to BBC.

Police are enacting an arrest warrant placed on the disgraced president after he was charged with insurrection over his failed attempt to impose martial law.

Authorities swarming around the home are now engaging in a tense standoff with the president’s security service.

Yoon’s staff are said to have fortified the luxury villa in anticipation of another arrest attempt.

A large defensive barrier appears to have been built around the gates by parking up buses, vans and cars to block off the entrance.

Loyal supporters of Yoon have even created their own blockade using themselves as human shields, reports Yonhap News Agency.

Yoon loyalists did a similar move at the start of January when officials first tried to detain the president.

Hundreds vowed to block the arrest “with our lives” as some even chanted “President Yoon Suk Yeol will be protected by the people.”

Why is Yoon a wanted man?

South Korea’s parliament has been carrying out an investigation into the power grab since it happened on December 3.

Yoon is alleged to have told a defence commander to “break down the doors [of the parliament], even if it means shooting.”

The president declared martial law in a late-night TV address that seemed to come out of nowhere.

But the martial law decree was only in place for six hours as Yoon buckled to public pressure and mass protests that quickly formed.

Elite special forces soldiers armed with high powered rifles had already stormed the parliament and were given permission to shoot.

Seoul residents turned up to the parliament and protested – forming a human shield against the heavily armed troops.

Brave MPs and staffers battled the soldiers with fires extinguishers and built barricades from office furniture.

Within hours, 190 lawmakers had defied the cordons of troops and police to vote against Yoon’s order.

He told South Koreans he needed to free the country from North Korean forces trying to “paralyse the essential functions of the state”.

Analysts described Yoon’s decision as a “last ditch attempt” by a “lame duck president” to push his agenda through.

He was then impeached on December 14 in an overwhelming vote that also saw members of his own party vote for it.

Despite being impeached, Yoon declared he would “not give up” and called for officials to maintain government stability.

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