Seoul: Impeached South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol was released from jail Saturday, a day after a court’s ruling that allowed him to stand trial without physical detention over his failed bid to impose martial law in December.

According to Qatar News Agency, Yoon was released from the Seoul Detention Center, 52 days after he was detained on charges of inciting an insurrection. However, impeachment and criminal trials against Yoon will continue.

Yoon’s release came shortly after Prosecutor General Shim Woo-jung decided not to appeal the court’s ruling to release the suspended president. “I appreciate the court’s courage and determination in correcting the illegality,” Yoon said in a statement, reported by Yonhap News Agency.

On Friday, the court said it approved Yoon’s request after determining that his Jan. 26 indictment on insurrection charges, which allowed his detention to be extended, had come hours after the initial detention period had already expired.

The 10-day initial detention period excludes the time documents were sent to a court for a review of whether to issue an arrest warrant, pushing back the deadline of Yoon’s detention to around 9 a.m. Jan. 26, whereas the prosecution indicted him shortly before 7 p.m. that day, according to the court.

Yoon’s legal team accused the prosecution of delaying Yoon’s release, which came 27 hours after the court’s decision.

The ruling People Power Party welcomed Yoon’s release and urged the Constitutional Court to take the court’s decision into consideration in the impeachment trial. The top court is expected to decide whether to remove Yoon from office or reinstate him later this month after wrapping up hearings on Feb. 25.