Seoul Court Orders Pres. Released From Custody

(MENAFN- Kuwait News Agency (KUNA)) TOKYO, March 7 (KUNA) -- The Seoul Central District Court ordered impeached South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol to be released from custody Friday after accepting his request to cancel his arrest over his short-lived imposition of martial law, Yonhap News Agency reported.
Yoon has been held at a detention center in Uiwang, just south of Seoul, since investigators detained him and brought him there on January 15 on charges of inciting an insurrection through his December 3 declaration of martial law.
The court said it approved Yoon's request in February to cancel his arrest and release him after determining that his January 26 indictment on insurrection charges, which allowed his detention to be extended, had come hours after the initial detention period had already expired.
The court also sided with Yoon in questioning the legality of an investigation by the Corruption Investigation Office for High-ranking Officials into his alleged insurrection, which is outside the scope of its investigations.
If released, Yoon will be able to stand trial without physical detention.
The Presidential Office welcomed the court decision. "The presidential office, together with the people, look forward to the president's swift return to duty," the office said in a statement. (end)
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