WTF Just Happened In South Korea?
Daily WireDEC 2024
South Korean Court Orders Release of Impeached Pres. Yoon
Above: Yoon Suk Yeol at the Constitutional Court in Seoul, South Korea, on Feb. 13, 2025. Image copyright: SeongJoon Cho/Contributor/Bloomberg via Getty Images
The Spin
Right narrative
The court's decision confirms that the rule of law remains intact and exposes the left-leaning politically motivated nature of the investigation, which lacked proper legal jurisdiction and violated procedural requirements for detention. The persecution of Yoon is an important message for the West.
Left narrative
The release of the main suspect in a treason case, leveraged by Yoon for political theater, is absurd. It doesn't change the fact that Yoon gravely violated the constitution through an unconstitutional military coup, requiring immediate appeal by prosecutors.