The decision would allow Yoon to stand his criminal trial while not being physically detained. The court is expected to rule soon on whether to uphold his impeachment or remove him from office.
A South Korean court has ordered impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol to be released from jail, more than a month after he was arrested and indicted over his short-lived imposition of martial law.
By Gawon Bae, Yoonjung Seo and Jessie Yeung, CNN Seoul, South Korea (CNN) — South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol, who lawmakers voted to impeach and was indicted on criminal charges for declaring martial law last December, was cleared to be released from detention on Friday.
South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol was ordered to be released from jail by a South Korean court after the legal period for his formal arrest expired before his indictment.
A South Korean court ordered impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol released from jail, more than a month after he was arrested and indicted over his brief martial law imposition.
If the Constitutional Court upholds Yoon’s impeachment, he will be officially thrown out of office and a national election will be held to choose his successor within two months.
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