Yoon Suk-yeol remains in detention at Seoul Detention Center following his January 2025 arrest and subsequent rearrests, with multiple lower-court convictions including life imprisonment for insurrection tied to the December 2024 martial law declaration and additional terms such as 30 years for related charges. South Korea’s Supreme Court upheld a seven-year sentence in one case in July 2026, while appeals in the primary rebellion and other proceedings continue without resolution timelines that would permit release before the end of 2026. Extended detention warrants have been issued by district courts, and historical patterns for former presidents show that pardons or sentence reductions typically require years after final convictions rather than months. The current political environment, including the post-impeachment administration and absence of scheduled executive actions or procedural changes, reinforces trader consensus that institutional and legal barriers make early release highly unlikely.