South Korean President Yoon Seok-yeol has left the detention center.

South Korean President Yoon Seok-yeol has left the detention center. This was reported on March 8 by the Yonhap news agency.

"I would like to express my deepest gratitude to the many citizens who have provided support, <...> as well as to our future generations," the head of the republic wrote in a statement released by the legal team.

The President also expressed hope for the release of the people who were detained because of his arrest.

On the afternoon of that day, it was reported that the South Korean prosecutor's office had decided to release Yoon Seok Young from custody.

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The situation in South Korea worsened on December 3 last year after the president declared martial law, which was caused by the threat of paralysis of power that arose due to attempts to conduct impeachment proceedings. The commander of the emergency regime, Chief of Staff of the Ground Forces Park Ahn-soo noted that until the lifting of martial law, the activities of Parliament, political parties and associations are prohibited.

The head of state was arrested for 48 hours on January 15 this year. The Seoul Western District Court took the president into custody on January 19 (January 18, Moscow time). As a result, his supporters staged a pogrom. The arrest warrant for Yoon Seok-young was lifted by the court on March 6. According to Yonhap, he filed a motion in February calling the indictment for declaring martial law illegal.