The Constitutional Court is scheduled to rule in the coming days on whether to overturn the impeachment and restore him, or to permanently remove him from office

Prosecutor General Shim Woo-jung said he respected the weekend court ruling but did not agree with its assessment that the indictment filing was past the legally allowed expiry time, which the court said made Yoon's detention while on trial illegal.

South Korea President Yoon Suk Yeol has been released after a Seoul court canceled his arrest to allow him to stand trial for rebellion without being physically detained.

Massive rallies in support and against South Korea's impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol divided the heart of the country's capital on Saturday.

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