South Korean court orders release of impeached president from jail

A TV screen shows footage of impeached South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol’s address at the final hearing of his trial during a news programme at a bus terminal in Seoul, South Korea Ahn Young-joo/AP)

A South Korean court has ordered impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol to be released from jail, more than a month after he was arrested and indicted over his short-lived imposition of martial law.

The decision by the Seoul Central District Court would allow Mr Yoon to stand trial while not being physically detained.