Opponents and supporters of South Korean President Yoon Suk Yoon held rival demonstrations in Seoul on Saturday – a week after he was impeached for declaring martial law.
Tens of thousands of anti-Yoon protesters, mostly in their 20s and 30s, gathered in Gwanghwamun in the heart of the capital. Many waved “K-pop” light sticks to Korean pop music, which have become a symbol of opposition, and held signs with such messages as “Arrest! Imprison! Insurrection chief Yoon Suk Yeol.”
“I wanted to ask Yoon how he could do this to a democracy in the 21st century, and I think if he really has a conscience, he should step down,” said, Cho Sung-hyo, 27.
Several thousand pro-Yoon protesters — mostly older, conservative people who want Yoon’s powers restored — gathered less than a 1,000 feet away.
There were no clashes between the demonstrators.
Yoon’s presidential powers are suspended but he remains in office.
The Constitutional Court, which will decide whether to remove the staunch conservative and longtime prosecutor from office or restore his presidential powers, plans to hold its first preparatory hearing on matter on Friday.
With Post wires.
