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Impeached South Korean President released from custody

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President Yoon Suk Yeol delivers his final statement during his impeachment trial at the Constitutional Court in Seoul on Feb. 25, 2025, in this file photo provided by the court. (PHOTO NOT FOR SALE) (Yonhap)

By Lee Haye-ahSEOUL, March 7: Impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol was released from custody Friday after a court accepted his request to cancel his arrest over his short-lived imposition of martial law.

Yoon filed the request with the Seoul Central District Court last month, claiming his indictment over the Dec. 3 martial law declaration was illegal.


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<p>Yonhap (South Korean news agency)</p>

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