South Korea's opposition Democratic Party on Monday urged the country's Constitutional Court to swiftly rule on President Yoon Suk Yeol's impeachment, saying keeping the country waiting is "irresponsible" and deepening social division.

South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol, who lawmakers voted to impeach and was indicted on criminal charges for declaring martial law last December, was cleared to be released from detention on Friday.

SEOUL: South Korea appears to be on edge with politicians urged to respect the upcoming ruling from the Constitutional Court amid intensifying protests over the weekend. The court is likely to hand down its verdict on suspended President Yoon Suk Yeol's impeachment this week.

Yoon Suk Yeol walks free after prosecutors decide not to appeal a court decision to cancel the impeached leader's arrest warrant on insurrection charges, having declared martial law in December.

The court ruled that President Yoon Suk Yeol’s detention was unjustified, paving the way for his release from custody on insurrection charges over his failed effort to declare martial law.

South Korea’s Constitutional Court could soon rule on whether to dismiss or reinstate impeached conservative President Yoon Suk Yeol.

Protests intensified over the weekend as the Constitutional Court is likely to hand down its verdict on suspended President Yoon Suk Yeol's impeachment this week.

The Constitutional Court is expected to decide in the coming days whether to oust Yoon in a case that ignited South Korea's worst political crisis in decades and rattled markets. In central Seoul, anti-Yoon protesters filled a large square,

South Korea's opposition party Monday urged the country's Constitutional Court to rule swiftly on suspended President Yoon Suk Yeol's impeachment, saying delays were "irresponsible" and causing social unrest.