Thousands of people braved cold and snow in Seoul on Sunday to protest before the approved arrest warrant for President Yoon Suk-yeol expired.
Yoon Suk-yeol, who imposed martial law in early December before withdrawing, is the target of a criminal investigation for accusations of attempted insurrection. He was dismissed and suspended from office in December.
The arrest warrant approved this week by a South Korean court against Yoon Suk-yeol is valid until midnight (15:00 GMT) on Monday. Several groups of protesters gathered Saturday night near Yoon Suk-yeol's residence, with some calling for his immediate arrest and others opposing it. Investigators from the Anti-Corruption Office dedicated to high-ranking officials (CIO) were unable to arrest Yoon Suk-yeol on Friday, as members of the presidential security service and the military opposed the move. during a tense six-hour face-to-face meeting inside his residence in Seoul.
Unions: “He flouted the constitution”
“We must restore the foundations of our society by punishing the president who flouted the constitution”said Yang Kyung-soo, head of the (South) Korean Confederation of Trade Unions (KCTU). “We must bring down the criminal Yoon Suk-yeol and arrest him as soon as possible.”
Supporters of Yoon Suk-yeol held up signs nearby that read “We will fight for President Yoon Suk-yeol” et “Stop The Steal” (Stop the Steal), a pro-Trump slogan contesting the results of the 2020 US presidential election. Similar demonstrations brought together tens of thousands of people on Saturday. The IOC on Saturday again asked incumbent President Choi Sang-mok to order the Presidential Security Service (PSS) to cooperate.
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