(1 Feb 2025)
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Seoul, South Korea – 1 February 2025
1. Various of South Korea’s impeached president Yoon Suk Yeol’s supporters staging a rally
2. SOUNDBITE (Korean) Lee Hyun-il, pro-Yoon protester:
"For the freedom of our country, I support President Yoon Seok Yeol who secures liberal democracy. I believe that if the president’s approval rating surpasses 60-70%, all the wrongs in this country will be corrected, the fraudulent elections will be rectified, impeachment will be dismissed, and this country will become new and great again."
3. Wide of pro-Yoon rally, supporters waving South Korean flags
4. Various of protesters rallying against Yoon
5. SOUNDBITE (Korean) Song Min-ho, anti-Yoon protester:
"Those who caused the rebellion including the leader (Yoon) have not yet received proper punishment or trial. I hope that the judicial authorities will swiftly address this issue and bring an end to the rebellion. Once the situation ends, I hope that the forces of rebellion will be sidelined, and the remaining politicians, along with the civil society, unite to discuss how to rebuild crumbled South Korea."
6. Various of anti-Yoon rally
STORYLINE:
Tens of thousands of protesters gathered in central Seoul on Saturday in support for and against South Korea’s impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol.
Parallel demonstrations were held in the South Korean capital after Yoon became the country’s first leader to be indicted, less than two weeks after he was the first to be detained.
Staging a massive rally, Yoon’s supporters demanded his immediate release from a detention facility and called for the Constitutional Court to dismiss his impeachment case.
Graduate student Lee Hyun-il was at the rally and said he supported Yoon because he "secures liberal democracy."
Meanwhile, another mass gathering of protesters voiced their opposition to Yoon, urging the courts to remove him from office immediately and punish him for the Dec. 3 martial law decree.
Yoon has steadfastly denied any wrongdoing and says his declaration of martial law was a legitimate act of governance meant to raise public awareness of the danger of the liberal-controlled National Assembly, which obstructed his agenda.
AP Video by Yong Ho Kim and Seong Bin Kang
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