Thousands in Seoul took to the streets on Sunday, some demanding the arrest of impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol, while others opposed it. With an arrest warrant expiring Monday, the country's political crisis intensifies.
SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA - DECEMBER 24: Protesters demonstrate against President Yoon on December 24, 2024 in Seoul, South Korea . South Korea 's National Assembly on Dec 14th impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol and Yoon has been suspended from duty pending the Constitutional Court's trial on his impeachment by the National Assembly. South Korea 's constitutional court has begun trial proceedings for the impeachment of President Yoon Suk Yeol.
(Photo by Antonia Giordano/Anadolu via Getty Images)Thousands braved heavy snow in Seoul on Sunday to rally for and against arresting impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol, as South Korea's political crisis appeared headed toward another high-stakes confrontation. With an arrest warrant against Yoon for alleged insurrection expiring at midnight (1500 GMT) on Monday, multiple groups held demonstrations near his official residence, some urging his immediate arrest and others protesting against it. Yoon became the country's first sitting president to face arrest over his botched attempt to declare martial law on Dec. 3, which triggered political chaos engulfing Asia's fourth-largest economy and a key U.S. ally. The conservative president was impeached by parliament and is suspended from official duties while a court decides whether to reinstate or remove him. On Friday, criminal investigators were blocked from arresting him by Yoon's presidential security service and military troops in a six-hour standoff. Some of Sunday's protesters had gathered overnight in downtown Seoul, where temperatures fell below minus 5 degrees Celsius (23 degrees Fahrenheit). More than 5 cm (2 inches) of snow piled up in parts of the capital, which was under a heavy snow warning. 'We have to reestablish the foundation of our society by punishing the president who has denied the constitution,' said Yang Kyung-soo, leader of the Korean Confederation of Trade Unions (KCTU), a major labor group that took part in the protests
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