What is the ”Presidential National Lawyers Group” that was launched as the decision on whether to impeach South Korean President Yoon approaches?

The hearing for the impeachment trial to determine whether the impeachment of South Korean President Yoon Seok-yeol is appropriate was completed on the 13th of this month. The Constitutional Court decided to extend the hearing.
The ninth hearing has been scheduled for the 18th. Depending on the Constitutional Court's decision, Yoon could be impeached and a presidential election could be held.
The "Territory Citizens' Lawyers' Group" was launched on the 13th. Anyone can join by completing the authentication procedure via mobile phone online, and the number of members reached 160,000 in just 10 days after recruitment began.
Yoon declared "emergency martial law" in December last year. Emergency martial law is a type of martial law stipulated in the South Korean Constitution. It is used in times of war or other emergency situations when it is necessary for military purposes or to maintain public order.
Martial law is issued by the president to maintain order. The military takes control of administrative and judicial functions and is authorized to restrict freedom of speech, publication, and association. This is the first time that martial law has been issued since democratization in 1987.
Following the declaration, armed soldiers of the martial law army broke the windows and stormed into the National Diet Building. In a scene reminiscent of the military regime, many citizens gathered in front of the National Diet to protest against the martial law.
They shouted slogans and surrounded military vehicles, causing chaos. However, martial law is lifted only if a majority of members of the National Assembly request it, and the president must comply with this request.
A plenary session was held at the National Assembly, and all the members present voted in favor of lifting the emergency martial law. Yoon lifted the emergency martial law in just six hours. Although the "emergency martial law" that Yoon suddenly declared was lifted early, it caused confusion in Korean society.
The political situation remains unstable to this day. The opposition parties, including the Democratic Party of Korea, have criticized Yoon for violating the constitution, accusing him of "attempting to disrupt the constitutional order and committing an internal rebellion aimed at permanently seizing power."
The government has submitted a motion to impeach Yoon to the National Assembly. A vote was held in December last year, and the motion passed with 204 votes in favor and 85 against. Yoon was subsequently suspended from his duties, and is currently serving as the head of the National Assembly.
The Deputy Prime Minister for Economic Affairs and Minister of Strategy and Finance act as the President. With the passage of the bill, the Constitutional Court will decide within six months whether to impeach Yoon or reinstate him. If he is impeached,
In the current impeachment trial, a presidential election will be held within 60 days. Arguments have been held at the Constitutional Court since last month, and Yoon himself has attended to argue that the impeachment is unjust. The eighth hearing of the impeachment trial was held at the Constitutional Court on the 13th.
Although all of the originally scheduled hearings were held, the Constitutional Court decided to hold an additional ninth hearing on the 18th. There is growing anger and calls for punishment of Yoon, who has brought chaos to Korean society.
Meanwhile, Yoon's approval rating is on the rise. A poll published last month by the daily newspaper Asia Today showed that Yoon's approval rating had reached 50 percent. This is up from the 48.56 percent of votes he received when he was elected president.
Yoon's support is growing because the main opposition Democratic Party of Korea has used its "majority" in the National Assembly to repeatedly submit impeachment motions against senior government officials and cut the government budget, resulting in a backlash against the party.
The growing discontent is also thought to be a factor. Meanwhile, the South Korean newspaper Hankyoreh reported on the 14th that polling companies Mbrain Public, K-Stat Research, Korea Research and Korea Research
The survey results were published by Search and Co., Ltd., which conducted a joint survey from the 10th to the 12th. According to the survey, 58% of respondents said that the Constitutional Court should "uphold the impeachment and remove President Yoon from office," up 3 percentage points from the previous week.
Meanwhile, the number of people who said "the impeachment should be dismissed and Yoon should be reinstated to his duties" dropped by two percentage points to 38 percent. The survey was conducted among 1,001 men and women aged 18 and over.
Rallies for and against the impeachment of Yoon are being held in Seoul and other parts of South Korea. Amid this, a group supporting Yoon, the "President's National Defence Group," was launched on the 13th of this month.
The group, led by lawyer Seok Dong-hyun of Yoon's legal team, began recruiting members on the 3rd of this month, and by the 13th of this month, 10 days after the start of recruitment, it had reached 160,000 members.
The number of subscribers has continued to grow since then. According to the South Korean newspaper Chosun Ilbo, about half of the subscribers are young people. The newspaper said, "President Yoon's supporters are gathering together ahead of the impeachment trial announcement.
The group's launch ceremony was held on the 13th, with members gathering in a square in Seoul shouting slogans such as "Oppose the impeachment of Yoon Seok-yeol" and "Release the president."
In response, Yoon released a statement through his lawyer, saying, "I am grateful to the National Defence Corps for their concern and support. I would especially like to support the dreams and passion of young people."
The People's Defence Group plans to continue holding rallies every Thursday.