Yoon meets ruling party leadership day after release from jail
Rep. Kwon Young-se, right, head of the emergency leadership committee of the People Power Party (PPP), and PPP Floor Leader Kweon Seong-dong attend an emergency party meeting at the National Assembly in Seoul, March 10. Yonhap
Impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol met with the leadership of the ruling People Power Party (PPP) at his residence Sunday, a day after he was released from detention, party officials said Monday.
Rep. Kwon Young-se, head of the PPP's emergency leadership committee, and PPP floor leader Kweon Seong-dong visited Yoon's official residence in central Seoul for about 30 minutes on Sunday evening, according to party spokesperson Shin Dong-wook.
During the meeting, Yoon shared his experience in detention over tea and thanked them for steering the party during his absence, Shin said.
Impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol waves to his supporters after a court revoked his detention, as he arrives at his residency in Yongsan District, Seoul, March 8. Yonhap
Yoon walked out of a detention center Saturday following a court's decision to cancel his arrest, which allows him to stand trial without physical detention over his short-lived imposition of martial law on Dec. 3
In his impeachment trial, the Constitutional Court is expected to decide in the coming days whether to uphold or dismiss his impeachment. (Yonhap)