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Impeached South Korea President Yoon Released After Court Faults Arrest
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#Issues #CIO #Seoul #SouthKorea #Yoon ©March 8th, 2025 ®March 8, 2025 10:29 pm South Korea Corruption Investigation Office, CIO has released from its detention the impeached President of the Asia country, Yoon Suk Yeol who was arrested and detained since January 2025 over the six hours of martial law he declared, which on Friday, the Seoul Central District Court faulted the legality of the impeached President arrest and ordered his release immediately. #OsazuwaAkonedo
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South Korea corruption investigation
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office CIO has released from its
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detention the impeached president of the
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Asia country Yunel who was arrested and
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detained since January 2025 over the 6
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hours of Martial law he declared which
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on Friday the soul Central District
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Court faltered the legality of the
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impeached president arrest and ordered
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his release immediately C decided not to
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file an appeal to challenge the decision
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of the district court and released the
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impeached president Yun suol who wanted
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a little distance to outside the exit
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gate of the Detention Facility we at
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thousands of his supporters who gathered
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at the holding facility ahead of his
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release on Saturday y has been in
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detention since being arrested in
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January on charges of leading and
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Insurrection one of the few criminal
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charges the president according to local
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observers does not have immunity from
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the soul District called in its ruling
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on Friday said it was questionable
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whether the Insurrection charges
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indictment was filed after the
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defendant's detention period had expired
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therefore the court cancelled yun's
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arrest warrant to ensure procedural
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Clarity and eliminate doubts regarding
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the legality of the investigation
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process according to the court y's
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lawyers had also argued that the crime
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of insurrection is not included within
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the investigative jurisdiction of the
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corruption investigation office for high
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ranking officials CIO the agency that
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had requested the arrest warrant against
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the leader the court said the question
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of jurisdiction was unclear as there are
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no Provisions in current laws about this
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issue and no previous ruling from the
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Supreme Court any further unresolved
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legal controversies during the criminal
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trial code serve as grounds for analment
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in a higher court and may also provide
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grounds for a retrial even after a
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significant amount of time has passed
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the court added according to the
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certified true copy of the Judgment as
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reported by CNN the ruling did not
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dismiss the criminal charges that led to
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y's arrest on January 15th and the case
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is separate from his impeachment which
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is still pending before the
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Constitutional Court the criminal charge
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of insurrection and the impeachment case
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before the South Korea constitutional
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Court were triggered by his December
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third martial law declaration that also
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led to the impeachment of the Prime
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Minister who had taken over as acting
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president and refused to authorize the
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arrest of the suspended president South
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Korea's Finance Minister Choy salm is
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now acting head of state and has sought
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to calm economic markets and reassure
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International Partners amid chaos in
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government leadership he was s going to
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chering supporters who were weaving
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Korean and US Flags as he worked out of
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the Detention Center in U isand on
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Saturday according to international news
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agency I would also like to express my
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deep gratitude to the many citizens who
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have supported me despite the cold
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weather as well as to our future
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Generations Yun said in a statement
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following his release lawers had voted
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to impeach him and he is now waiting for
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the country's constitutional Court to
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decide whether he will be removed from
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office permanently or
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reinstated his release means that Yun
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can now await the impeachment bdit
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expected to come in coming weeks from
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home instead of IND detention South
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Korea's men opposition party leader Le
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Jon said Friday that the Court ruling
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does not clear un of allegations he
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destroyed the Constitutional order
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through an unconstitutional military CP
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we had reported that the impeached
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president of South Korea yunu around
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noon on Wednesday according to the Asia
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country local time surrendered himself
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for arrest to the corruption
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investigation office for high ranking
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officials CIO after the CIO LED over
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3,000 policemen to invert the residence
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of the impeached president early morning
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night at about 1:00 a.m. on Wednesday
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breaking barriers mounted by over 200
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Personnel of presidential security
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service PSS who have shielded him from
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arrest since he was impeached by the
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country's Parliament over short lived
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law he declared in December
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2024 we had earlier reported that there
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are indications that the criminal
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investigators in South Korea have
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mobilized over 2,000 police to wear down
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or overcome the men of the presidential
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security service PS is currently
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protecting the country's impeached
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president yunu Kill from being arrested
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after court reissued order of arrest on
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Tuesday when the previous court order
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expired with failed attempt by the
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criminal investigators to carry out the
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arrest order last week due to standof
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mounted by heavily arm
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