Rival political parties showed mixed responses Thursday as former President Yoon Suk Yeol was arrested again over his failed martial law bid. Yoon was placed in custody earlier in the day after the Seoul Central District Court issued an arrest warrant requested by a special counsel,

The political turbulence gripping South Korea, the Seoul Central District Court early Thursday issued a detention warrant for former President Yoon Suk-yeol, a once-powerful figure now facing a cascade of criminal charges.

South Korea's former president has been arrested again over last year's failed martial law bid that plunged the country into political turmoil.