South Korea’s impeached president, Yoon Suk Yeol, has been released from a detention center following a court ruling that his detention was invalid. The decision from the Seoul Central District Court came after prosecutors were found to have violated procedural rules by holding Mr. Yoon in detention longer than legally permitted before indicting him on insurrection charges related to his martial law decision in December. Prosecutors opted not to appeal the ruling and instead requested Mr. Yoon’s release. Despite his freedom, the insurrection charge against him remains and his removal from office is still under deliberation at the Constitutional Court.

Source: https://www.nytimes.com/2025/03/08/world/asia/south-korea-president-yoon-freed.html