(9 Jan 2025)
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Seoul – 9 January 2025
1. Various of supporters of impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol holding rally in front of presidential residence
2. SOUNDBITE (Korean) Kim Song Hee, rally attendee:
"The Corruption Investigation Office for High-ranking Officials investigation is illegal, unlawful. The investigation on President Yoon Suk Yeol and impeachment are all invalid. The Constitutional Court will dismiss the case and reinstate the president. These patriotic citizens are here, condemning the CIO’s illegal investigation and malpractice. Democratic citizens around the world must be aware of this."
3. Various of rally
STORYLINE:
Hundreds of supporters of South Korea’s impeached president continued to rally in front of his official residence and pledged to protect Yoon Suk Yeol from the national anti-corruption agency.
Although there was no sign Thursday that investigators from the Corruption Investigation Office for High-ranking Officials would enter the presidential residence to detain Yoon, supporters braved the cold weather and vowed to protect him.
About 150 anti-corruption agency investigators and police officers tried to detain Yoon on Friday but retreated after a tense standoff with the presidential security service that lasted over five hours.
The investigators have not yet made another attempt to detain him.
Police said they are considering “all available options” to bring Yoon into custody and haven’t publicly ruled out the possibility of deploying SWAT teams.
But it’s unclear whether investigators would risk triggering a confrontation with presidential security forces, who are also armed.
South Korea political crisis started hours after Yoon declared martial law and dispatched troops to surround the National Assembly on Dec. 3. Lawmakers managed to get past the blockade and voted to lift the measure.
Yoon’s presidential powers were suspended after the opposition-dominated assembly voted to impeach him on Dec. 14, accusing him of rebellion.
The Constitutional Court has started deliberations on whether to formally remove Yoon from office or reinstate him.
AP Video shot by Yong Jun Chang
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