According to the Korean police on the 15th, the Seoul Metropolitan Police Station and other locations were notified of a case involving a male YouTuber A in his 40s who posted a teaser about a random murder the previous day.
A reported that Mr. A had written in the information section of his YouTube channel, "I will fight with my life to get President Yoon Seok-youl back in his position," and "If President Yoon returns to his position, I will...
"My mission is over. If that doesn't happen, I will kill some people and then set myself on fire," he wrote. On the 13th, he also wrote, "If Moon Hyun-bae (acting president Moon) does something strange,
He was reported to the police for this, but that morning, he was arrested in front of the main gate of the Constitutional Court, where he was arrested for trespassing in front of the barricades set up by the police.
On Mr. A's YouTube channel, he was arguing for the dismissal of the impeachment trial against President Yoon, and was seen posting videos of his residence near the Constitutional Court and in the vicinity of where Acting President Moon is believed to live.
The videos mainly contain footage of protests at the National Diet and other venues. A was previously arrested on the 23rd of last month on suspicion of damaging a police barricade in front of the Constitutional Court (damage to public property, etc.).
He was arrested. Police requested an arrest warrant, but the court rejected it. Meanwhile, on the 15th, rallies for and against the impeachment of President Yoon were held across the country, causing chaos in various places.
From 4 p.m. to 7 p.m., the 28th Citizens' Rally for Impeachment of the Government, organized by the Busan Emergency Action for Resignation of the Government, was held in the Dongcheon-ro area of Seomyeon, Busan.
A rally in support of impeachment, called the "Daegu Citizens' Current Affairs Rally for the Resignation of Yoon Seok-youl," will be held at Dongseong-ro, Jung-gu, Daegu from 5 p.m., organized by the "Daegu Current Affairs Rally for the Resignation of Yoon Seok-youl."
In addition, the "Gwangju Emergency Action for Immediate Impeachment of Yoon Seok-youl and Major Social Reform," which brings together more than 180 civic groups, held the "18th Gwangju Citizens' General Decision" at the 5/18 Democracy Square in Dong-gu, Gwangju in the afternoon.
They plan to hold a "rally to denounce the prosecution's decision to lift the arrest order against President Yoon and to ask the Constitutional Court to immediately impeach him.
Meanwhile, on the same day, from 1:00 to 3:00 p.m., a protest organized by the conservative Christian group Save Korea was held at Busan Station Square.
The 8th National Salvation Prayer Meeting will be held in opposition to the impeachment of President Yoon Seok-youl. The rally will be held in front of Gumi Station in Gumi City, North Gyeongsang Province, from 1 p.m., organized by Save Korea.
A "national emergency prayer service" is planned, with People Power Party lawmaker Na Kyung-won and Korean history lecturer Jeong Han-gil expected to take to the podium.
2025/03/15 21:39 KST
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