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

South Korea's embattled president, Yoon Suk Yeol was expected to be freed from a Seoul detention center after a court Friday voided the warrant under which he was arrested in January on insurrection c

SEOUL (Reuters) -A South Korean court cancelled impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol's arrest warrant on Friday, potentially paving the way for his release from jail while he faces trial on insurrection charges over a brief imposition of martial law.

Police will be out in force, and subway stations and at least one school will be closed over safety concerns when South Korea's Constitutional Court rules whether to oust or reinstate impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol.

Impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol was released from jail Saturday, a day after a court's ruling that allowed him to stand trial without physical detention over his failed bid to impose martial law in December.

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.