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South Korea court cancels impeached President Yoon’s arrest warrant

South Korea’s impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol [Kim Hong-Ji/Pool/Reuters]

A South Korean court has cancelled impeached President Yoon Suk-yeol’s arrest warrant, paving the way for his release from jail after he was detained for imposing martial law.

The suspended president filed the request with the Seoul Central District Court last month, pleading that the arrest warrant issued against him was illegal.

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