A TOP South Korean court today ordered impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol to be released from jail, more than a month after he was arrested and indicted over his imposition of martial law.

The decision by the Seoul Central District Court would allow Mr Yoon to stand trial while not being physically detained. 

The hearings in his separate impeachment trial at the Constitutional Court concluded in late February and the court is expected to rule soon on whether to formally remove him from office or reinstate him.