Rival protests planned in South Korea after second leader impeached

Protests were planned across South Korea on Saturday, as supporters and opponents of suspended president Yoon Suk Yeol prepared to hold rival rallies two weeks after he was impeached.

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(FILES) A protester calling for the ouster of South Korea President Yoon Suk Yeol punches an effigy of him after the result of the second martial law impeachment vote outside the National Assembly in Seoul on December 14, 2024. Suspended South Korea President Yoon Suk Yeol refused a summons to appear for questioning on Christmas Day 2024, the second time he has defied investigators' demands in a week. (Photo by ANTHONY WALLACE / AFP)

2024-12-28 13:13:27

Protests were planned across South Korea on Saturday, as supporters and opponents of suspended president Yoon Suk Yeol prepared to hold rival rallies two weeks after he was impeached.

Vast protests both for and against Yoon have rocked South Korea since he sought to impose martial law in early December, plunging the country into its worst political crisis in decades.

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