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.

Impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol was released from jail Saturday, one day after a court ruled his confinement was illegal and he would stand trial without physical detention.

Suspended president to refrain from ‘political activity’ while ‘humbly’ awaiting court verdict: presidential office The Constitutional Court of Korea, currently deliberating suspended President Yoon Suk Yeol’s impeachment trial after seven weeks of hearings,