South Korea’s impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol was released from prison on Saturday, a day after a Seoul court canceled his arrest to allow him to stand trial for rebellion.
South Korea’s impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol was released from prison on Saturday, a day after a Seoul court canceled his arrest to allow him to stand trial for rebellion without being detained. After walking out of a detention center near Seoul, Yoon waved, clenched his fists, and bowed deeply to his supporters who were shouting his name and waving South Korean and US flags. Yoon climbed into a black van headed to his presidential residence in Seoul, the AP reports.
In a statement distributed by his lawyers, Yoon said that he « appreciates the courage and decision by the Seoul Central District Court to correct illegality », in an apparent reference to legal disputes over his arrest.
