Hundreds rally for South Korea's Yoon as new arrest bid beckons

Hundreds of supporters of South Korea's impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol rallied outside his home on Wednesday in a bid to protect him as investigators prepared a fresh arrest attempt.

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A supporter of impeached South Korea president Yoon Suk Yeol wearing a thermal blanket with the US and South Korean flags, as she takes part in a rally near his residence in Seoul on January 7, 2025. South Korean anti-graft investigators secured a new court-ordered arrest warrant on January 7 for impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol, whose failed martial law bid threw the country into turmoil. (Photo by Philip FONG / AFP)

2025-01-08 13:31:01

Hundreds of supporters of South Korea's impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol rallied outside his home on Wednesday in a bid to protect him as investigators prepared a fresh arrest attempt.

Yoon has refused questioning and resisted arrest after his bungled December 3 martial law decree plunged South Korea into its worst political crisis in decades.

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