Court orders South Korean President Yoon released from jail for his criminal trial over martial law

South Korea court orders release of impeached President Yoon

The Seoul Central District Court ordered the release of South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol from detention on Friday, citing procedural violations by prosecutors during Yoon’s arrest. This ruling allows President Yoon to await his impeachment trial and criminal proceedings from home. Still, the court did not dismiss the charges of insurrection stemming from the president’s December 2024 declaration of martial law. While giving its decision, the…

South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol was released on Saturday after a court set aside his arrest for procedural reasons, but he is still under investigation on his declaration of martial law.

A court has lifted the arrest warrant for Yoon Suk-yeol, who has been deprived of martial law.

South Korea's President Yoon freed, trials continue after court quashes detention

SEOUL, South Korea – South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol left a detention center in Seoul on Saturday, March 8, after prosecutors decided not to appeal a court decision to cancel the arrest warrant of the impeached leader. Yoon remains suspended from his duties and under insurrection charges over his short-lived martial law imposition on December 3. The criminal case is separate from his impeachment trial, in which the Constitutional Court is e…

A court ruled that the arrest was illegal, but the two trials for the failed coup d'etat are going ahead

Korean women demand greater equality, inclusion as post-Yoon Suk Yeol era looms

Park, a 34-year-old office worker from Seoul, is eagerly awaiting the Constitutional Court's final verdict on the impeachment of President Yoon Suk Yeol, which is set to occur later this month following his martial law imposition on the nation late last year.