Amid rival mass rallies in Seoul, Yoon Suk Yeol is freed from detention as he faces trial on insurrection charges over his short-lived imposition of martial law.

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — A South Korean court on Friday ordered impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol to be released from jail, a move that could allow Yoon to stand trial for his rebellion charge without being physically detained.

South Korean prosecutors will pursue President Yoon Suk Yeol's conviction for insurrection despite a court decision ordering the release of the impeached leader from prison, the head of the prosecutors' office said on Monday.

South Korea’s impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol has been released from prison a day after a Seoul court canceled his arrest to allow him to stand trial for rebellion without being physically detained

South Korea’s impeached president has defended his martial law decree as a desperate bid to promote public awareness of the danger of the opposition-controlled parliament

Yoon Suk Yeol walks free after prosecutors decide not to appeal a court decision to cancel the impeached leader's arrest warrant on insurrection charges, having declared martial law in December.

South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol walked out of a detention center on Saturday (March 8) after prosecutors decided not to appeal a court decision to cancel the impeached leader's arrest warrant on insurrection charges.