South Korea's impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol freed from prison after canceled arrest

South Korea’s impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol was freed from situation connected Saturday aft a tribunal canceled his apprehension to let him to basal proceedings for rebellion without being physically detained.

This comes aft Yoon was arrested and indicted by prosecutors successful January implicit his martial instrumentality decree connected Dec. 3 — starring to governmental turmoil successful the state — that the National Assembly voted to reverse conscionable hours later. The National Assembly besides voted to impeach him, resulting successful his suspension from office.

Yoon was seen connected Saturday waving his hand, clenching his fists and bowing to his supporters who were shouting his sanction and waving South Korean and U.S. nationalist flags. He entered a achromatic van to question to his residence successful Seoul.

COURT ORDERS SOUTH KOREAN PRESIDENT YOON FREED FROM JAIL FOR MARTIAL LAW TRIAL

Impeached South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol greets his supporters aft helium came retired of a detention halfway successful Uiwang, South Korea, Saturday, March 8, 2025. (AP)

In a statement, Yoon said helium "appreciates the courageousness and determination by the Seoul Central District Court to close illegality," successful what appeared to beryllium a notation to questions implicit his arrest. He besides thanked his supporters and urged radical who are connected hunger onslaught against his impeachment to extremity it.

The Constitutional Court has been deliberating whether to formally disregard oregon reinstate Yoon arsenic president. If the tribunal upholds his impeachment, an predetermination for a caller president volition beryllium held wrong 2 months.

The Seoul Central District Court said Friday it accepted Yoon’s petition to beryllium freed from prison, pointing to the request to code questions implicit the legality of the investigations of the president.

SOUTH KOREAN PROSECUTORS INDICT IMPEACHED PRESIDENT WHO DECLARED MARTIAL LAW

Impeached South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol greets his supporters aft helium came retired of a detention halfway successful Uiwang, South Korea, Saturday, March 8, 2025. (AP)

Yoon’s lawyers person argued that the investigative bureau that detained him anterior to his ceremonial apprehension lacked ineligible authorization to probe rebellion charges.

The tribunal successful Seoul besides said the ineligible play of his ceremonial apprehension expired up of his indictment.

Yoon’s merchandise from situation came aft prosecutors opted against appealing the ruling by the Seoul Central District Court. South Korean instrumentality allows prosecutors to proceed to clasp a fishy successful custody arsenic they prosecute an appeal, adjacent aft the apprehension is canceled by a court.

Supporters of impeached South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol signifier a rally to reason his impeachment successful Seoul, South Korea, Saturday, March 8, 2025. (AP)

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The main wide absorption Democratic Party, which led Yoon’s impeachment successful December, criticized the prosecutors for their determination not to appeal, labeling them arsenic "henchmen" of Yoon, who is simply a erstwhile authoritative general.

Democratic Party spokesperson Cho Seung-rae called connected the Constitutional Court to disregard Yoon arsenic soon arsenic imaginable to debar further nationalist unrest.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.