About 70,000 people will participate in rallies in support of or against the impeachment of President Yoon in Seoul and other parts of the country. According to police on the 15th, the Liberal United Party will hold a rally from 1 p.m.
The "National Rally for Free Unification," with approximately 40,000 participants, will be held for six hours around Gwanghwamun Station in Jongno-gu, Seoul.
Starting at 5 p.m. on the same day, the "Yoon Seong-yeol Immediate Resignation and Social Reform Emergency Action (Emergency Action)" will be held in the Dongsip Chagak area of Gwanghwamun, where President Yoon
A rally calling for impeachment will be held. The Korean Confederation of Trade Unions will hold a preliminary rally and demonstration march at 2:30 p.m. near the Seoul Employment and Labor Office in Jung-gu before joining the main rally.
At the same time, 13,000 citizens will hold rallies in support of impeachment in 26 locations across the country, including Gwangju.
It is expected that many people will gather in a small area, so the police will also be investigating the flow of people.
The Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency has implemented traffic management and control measures, such as implementing variable lane systems in areas where rallies and demonstrations are taking place, and deploying around 240 traffic police officers to prevent traffic congestion in downtown Seoul.
A Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency official said, "We will manage traffic in areas where rallies are being held, such as Sejong-daero, Sajik-ro, and Yulgok-ro in the city center.
"Traffic congestion is expected," he said, urging people to "use public transport wherever possible, and if travelling by car, to check traffic information in advance."
2025/02/15 21:31 KST
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