Overview

• President Yoon Suk Yeol was detained in January on insurrection charges related to his December martial law declaration.
• The Seoul Central District Court ruled that the arrest warrant was procedurally flawed and canceled it on Friday.
• Yoon’s lawyers argued that the charges and warrant were invalid due to jurisdictional and procedural errors.
• The release enables Yoon to await the Constitutional Court’s decision on his impeachment from home.
• The ruling has drawn mixed reactions, with Yoon's supporters celebrating and opposition figures expressing dismay.