Jean McKenzie

New York Herald.

New York Herald.

Thank you.

Thank you.

But look, this doesn't actually change the charges that Mr Yoon is facing. So he is charged with insurrection. This is one of the most serious crimes that you can be charged with. in South Korea, which is why he, as a sitting president, has been able to be charged with it, because presidents have immunity from most crimes. So he is still going to stand trial.

But look, this doesn't actually change the charges that Mr Yoon is facing. So he is charged with insurrection. This is one of the most serious crimes that you can be charged with. in South Korea, which is why he, as a sitting president, has been able to be charged with it, because presidents have immunity from most crimes. So he is still going to stand trial.

It just means that he's not going to do it from behind bars. And his lawyers have been fighting all along, you see, to get him released. They've been arguing that it's illegal to keep him in custody. And the courts have agreed with them, essentially, on a number of legal technicalities. The prosecutors, they could have appealed this But it seems that they're playing it safe.

It just means that he's not going to do it from behind bars. And his lawyers have been fighting all along, you see, to get him released. They've been arguing that it's illegal to keep him in custody. And the courts have agreed with them, essentially, on a number of legal technicalities. The prosecutors, they could have appealed this But it seems that they're playing it safe.

So they've chosen not to appeal it. This case is just so important. It's totally unprecedented. It's the first time a sitting president has ever been arrested. So there's just no legal precedent for this. There's no legal rulebook. And it seems that they want to avoid any disputes that come further down the line so that there's no doubt when this verdict comes in.

So they've chosen not to appeal it. This case is just so important. It's totally unprecedented. It's the first time a sitting president has ever been arrested. So there's just no legal precedent for this. There's no legal rulebook. And it seems that they want to avoid any disputes that come further down the line so that there's no doubt when this verdict comes in.

Well, what we could see is if he is removed as president, then it could open him up to a whole load of other charges that he hasn't been subjected to yet because of that presidential immunity. Because there is a separate process that's happening here. So you've got the criminal process, but then you've also got President Yoon's impeachment process.

Well, what we could see is if he is removed as president, then it could open him up to a whole load of other charges that he hasn't been subjected to yet because of that presidential immunity. Because there is a separate process that's happening here. So you've got the criminal process, but then you've also got President Yoon's impeachment process.

And this is going to decide whether to permanently remove him from office. So he was suspended a couple of weeks after he declared martial law. The parliament suspended him. But the courts have to rubber stamp that. So they've been holding a trial for the last few weeks and going through the evidence. And they're going to rule just in the coming days, really.

And this is going to decide whether to permanently remove him from office. So he was suspended a couple of weeks after he declared martial law. The parliament suspended him. But the courts have to rubber stamp that. So they've been holding a trial for the last few weeks and going through the evidence. And they're going to rule just in the coming days, really.

We're expecting it next week about whether to permanently remove him from office. And, yeah, that does change his status. And that could change things quite a lot. What we weren't expecting was to have him walk free before the court decided whether or not to bar him from office.

We're expecting it next week about whether to permanently remove him from office. And, yeah, that does change his status. And that could change things quite a lot. What we weren't expecting was to have him walk free before the court decided whether or not to bar him from office.

Yeah, so martial law lasted for six hours in the end. But what has been staggering is how much it has polarised this country. And we're seeing still the ground and the crisis deepen here. So still more people want to see him permanently removed from office than want to see him reinstated. But the number of people who do want to see him back has been growing. And people really...

Yeah, so martial law lasted for six hours in the end. But what has been staggering is how much it has polarised this country. And we're seeing still the ground and the crisis deepen here. So still more people want to see him permanently removed from office than want to see him reinstated. But the number of people who do want to see him back has been growing. And people really...

His supporters, what we've seen, I mean, I've been at many of these protests all along, and what I've really noticed is that they are becoming more loyal, his supporters, and more agitated. They see him as a martyr. They think that he is being mistreated, and they're out on the streets and they're celebrating because they see this as a victory.

His supporters, what we've seen, I mean, I've been at many of these protests all along, and what I've really noticed is that they are becoming more loyal, his supporters, and more agitated. They see him as a martyr. They think that he is being mistreated, and they're out on the streets and they're celebrating because they see this as a victory.