The Headquarters for the Movement to Rebuild the Republic of Korea, led by Pastor Jeong Gwang-hoon, held a demonstration for the "National Right to Resist" in the Gwanghwamun area of Jongno-gu from 1 p.m. on the same day.
At 2 p.m., according to an unofficial police estimate, about 10,000 people had gathered. Participants gathered from the Donghwa Duty Free Shop to the Deoksugung Palace area.
Wearing umbrellas and raincoats in the rain, they shouted slogans such as "Yoon Again" and "Impeach the fraud." The moderator said, "President Yoon Sung-yeol will definitely return to his rightful position and impeach the illegal fraudsters.
"The truth about the impeachment should be made clear," said Cho Bae-sook, a lawmaker from the People Power Party, who stood on the podium and said, "In this bitter cold, you are all blaming this country in Gwanghwamun, Hannam-dong, and in front of the Constitutional Court.
"I know that a lot of effort has been put into protecting it," he said, adding, "The impeachment verdict is not the end. There is still the presidential election, and now is the time for us to come together."
The Free University, a support group for former President Yoon, and others held an "Only Yoon Seok-yol Again" rally at Exit 8 of Kyodae Station on subway lines 2 and 3 at 2 p.m.
According to an unofficial police estimate, about 2,000 participants held up the Taegeukgi flag and placards reading "Yoon Again." They were chanting "illegal impeachment," "invalidated impeachment," and "Yoon SUNGYEOL
Their argument is in line with the logic of "warning martial law" that former President Yoon put forward during his impeachment trial. Yoon's camp also said that the declaration of martial law was
The Constitutional Court, however, found that the declaration of martial law did not meet the substantive and procedural requirements under the Constitution and law, and
The Constitutional Court, consisting of eight judges, ruled that former President Yoon had abandoned his duty to uphold the Constitution and committed serious illegal acts that betrayed the public's trust.
The impeachment decision was made unanimously. Meanwhile, Cho Seung-rye, senior spokesman for the Democratic Party, said at a press conference on the same day that Yoon had left the government office after blocking off the Hannam-dong area and holding a parade.
"This nuisance act is a direct reproduction of the arrogance, incommunication and self-righteousness of the past three years," he said, criticizing the move as "the shameless act of the mastermind of a civil war who will continue to mock the people until the very end."
2025/04/12 21:34 KST
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