On the 12th, the Confederation of Korean Trade Unions (KCTU) held a rally in front of Il SinBul Building near the Prime Minister's Office, calling for the arrest of President Yoon and the dissolution of the People Power Party (the ruling party) which defends President Yoon.
Chairman Kim Dong-myung said, "We must eradicate the cancer cells of civil unrest. We will fight until President Yoon is arrested and detained to restore democracy.
A civic group called for the arrest of Yoon Seok-yeo, who is the mastermind of the rebellion, and called for the fight to continue.
They held pickets and shouted slogans such as "Impulse Yoon Seok-yeol" and "Arrest Yoon Seok-yeol." Meanwhile, at a rally of supporters of President Yoon held by the New Liberal Alliance in front of the Lutheran Church,
The citizens, who introduced themselves as the 2030 generation, took turns to the podium and shouted, "We will support the president." The participants waved the Taegeukgi and the Stars and Stripes and shouted, "Lee Jae Myung and the People
They responded with slogans such as "Arrest the party leader" and "Impeachment invalid." Prior to the rally, at the Sarang First Church service, Pastor Jeong Gwang-hoon said, "We should not use the Public Prosecutors' Office (PPA) to investigate crimes by high-ranking public officials, but the Public Prosecutors' Office.
"Even if the old men from the prosecution come, they can't arrest President Yoon Seok-yeol. (The Public Prosecutors' Office) should prepare to go to prison," he said. There were some tense moments between the participants of the two rallies.
Around noon on the 2nd, a man in his 50s who was attending a progressive rally got into an argument with a conservative rally attendee who was yelling insults at Lee Jae-myung, and began brandishing a box cutter.
The Yongsan Police Station arrested the participant on the spot on suspicion of special intimidation and took him into custody.
2025/01/12 20:39 KST
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