section_path: Second arrest attempt/Successful arrest
section_name: Successful arrest
paragraph_text: Successful arrest
  
  At 10:33 am, the Supreme Prosecutors' Office announced that it had arrested President Yoon. Shortly before his arrest, Yoon released a three-minute video statement announcing his decision to cooperate with investigators in order to "prevent any unsavoury bloodshed" after watching authorities "invade" the residence's security barriers. He maintained the position that his arrest warrant was not legally valid, and claimed that South Korea's rule of law had "completely collapsed". Yoon's legal team filed an objection to the court requesting that the execution of the arrest and search warrant be denied, but it was dismissed on 5 January. The head of the Court Administration Office publicly stated that the mainstream view in the courts is that the arrest was legal.
  
  Democratic Party floor leader Park Chan-dae described the successful second arrest attempt as "the first step" toward returning South Korea to democracy and its constitutional order, while representing that "justice in South Korea is alive."