Thousands brave freezing weather to rally for and against impeached president Yoon

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Thousands braved heavy snow in Seoul on Sunday (Jan 5) to rally for and against arresting impeached South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol, as the nation's political crisis appeared to head toward another high-stakes confrontation.  WATCH MORE: https://thestartv.com/c/news SUBSCRIBE: https://cutt.ly/TheStar LIKE: https://fb.com/TheStarOnline

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00:00Despite the cold, snowy weather, thousands of anti- and pro-South Korean President Yoon

00:07Suk-yol took to the streets in Seoul over the weekend.

00:14Those who are against Yoon marched in huge numbers along the road leading to the presidential

00:18residence, but they were met with police resistance on Saturday.

00:23Police blocked the protesters to prevent them from entering Yoon's residence.

00:53Pro-Yoon Suk-yol supporters said there is no issue if emergency martial law is declared

01:06by the head of state.

01:30On Friday, security forces prevented investigators from the Anti-Corruption Agency from arresting

01:36Yoon in a six-hour standoff inside the presidential residence's compound.

01:42The investigators asked acting President Choi Sang-mok to order security personnel at the

01:47presidential residence to comply with the arrest warrant.

01:54Yoon backed down on December 4 after declaring a shock martial law in the country the night

01:58before amid mounting pressure and protests.

02:02Yoon has been impeached and suspended from his office over the martial law episode.

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