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South Korea’s President Yoon free

South Korean court orders release of President Yoon Suk Yeol as he awaits impeachment ruling

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.

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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

Agence France-Presse on MSN · 2d

Impeached South Korea president still in detention despite court order

A South Korean court cancelled the arrest warrant of impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol on Friday, but he remains behind bars with the prosecution likely to appeal. Yoon's lawyers filed a request to cancel his arrest warrant last month,

CNN12d

South Korea’s president is fighting to stay in office and out of prison after martial law fiasco. Here’s what happens next

It is punishable by life imprisonment or death, although South Korea has not executed anyone in decades. The indictment alleges that Yoon’s imposition of martial law was an illegal attempt to ...

UPI12d

South Korea's Yoon defends martial law bid at final impeachment trial hearing

SEOUL, Feb. 25 (UPI) --South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol made a closing statement at his impeachment trial Tuesday, apologizing to citizens for his short-lived declaration of martial law ...

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