Impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol was released from detention Saturday following a court ruling, 52 days after he was detained on charges of inciting an insurrection over his failed bid to impose martial law, APA reports citing Yonhap News Agency.
Yoon was freed from the Seoul Detention Center in Uiwang, just south of the capital, one day after the Seoul Central District Court accepted his request to cancel his arrest.
"I appreciate the court's courage and determination in correcting the illegality," Yoon told his legal team, as he left the detention center to the cheers of supporters and ruling People Power Party lawmakers.
Yoon was freed shortly after Prosecutor General Shim Woo-jung accepted the court's ruling to release the suspended president.
On Friday, the court said it approved Yoon's request after determining that his Jan. 26 indictment on insurrection charges, which allowed his detention to be extended, had come hours after the initial detention period had already expired.
The 10-day initial detention period excludes the time documents were sent to a court for a review of whether to issue an arrest warrant, pushing back the deadline of Yoon's detention to around 9 a.m. Jan. 26, whereas the prosecution indicted him shortly before 7 p.m. that day, according to the court.
With his release, Yoon will be able to stand trial without physical detention.
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