On Friday, a South Korean court ordered that President Yoon Soo-Yeol of the bluff each be released from prison. This ordered a move that would allow Yun to withstand trial for his rebellion accusations without being physically detained.
Yoon was arrested and charged in January on December 3rd of martial law, which was plunged into political turmoil on December 3rd. Opposition-controlled parliament voted separately to each of him, leading to his suspension.
His hearing at his perpetual trial in the Constitutional Court will close in late February, and the court is expected to soon control whether to formally resign or revive him.
Seoul Central District Court said it had accepted the request to be released from Yoon’s prison as the legal period for his formal arrest expired before he was indicted.
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The court also cited the need to resolve questions regarding the legality of Yun’s investigation. Yoon’s lawyers accused the investigators that detained him before formally arresting him for their lack of legal authority to investigate charges of the rebellion.
Investigators argue that the martial arts orders amounted to a rebellion. If he is convicted of the crime, he will face death or life sentence.
Yoon’s defense team welcomed the court’s decision and urged prosecutors to release him immediately. The presidential office also welcomed the court’s decision and said it hopes Yoon will return to work quickly.
However, South Korean law allows prosecutors to continue to retain suspects who have been temporarily arrested by the court while pursuing appeals.
The main Liberal Democrats who led Yoon’s December 14th blunder each have called on prosecutors to appeal the court’s ruling immediately.
On Friday, March 7, 2025, supporters of South Korean President Yoon Sook Yeol, who was fired up near his presidential residence in Seoul, South Korea, wrote a letter saying, “The president was right.” (AP photo/Le Jinman)
South Korean president was detained after weeks of chaos in martial law
Yoon’s martial law, including the deployment of troops and police to the National Assembly, evoked traumatic memories of past military rules among many Koreans. The order lasted only six hours. Because enough lawmakers were able to enter the assembly hall and unanimously voted to overturn it.
Yoon later argued that his orders were intended to inform people of the dangers of the opposition Democrats who undermined his agenda and each fired the enemy, and he sent troops to Congress only to maintain order. However, some troops and police officers sent to Congress told Constitutional Court hearings or investigators that Yoon had ordered them to either interfere with his statute vote or drag lawmakers out to detain politicians.
If the Constitutional Court upheld Yun’s blunder each, he will be officially kicked out of his profession and a national election will be held within two months to choose his successor. If the court has rejected his bounce each, but he is still in prison, it is unclear whether or not he can use the power of the president, and how soon he will be able to do so.
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A massive rally of Yoon’s opponents and supporters filled the towns of Seoul and other major Korean cities. Whatever the Constitutional Court decides, experts say it is likely to polarize the country further and strengthen its conservative liberal disparities.
Yoon was the first South Korean president to be arrested while in office. South Korean law gives the president immunity from most criminal prosecutions, but not for serious charges like rebellion or rebellion.
By law, South Korean presidents have the authority to place countries under martial law during wartime and similar emergencies, but many experts say that South Korea was not in such a state when Yoon declared martial law.
