Protesters return to Seoul's streets after Lunar New Year holidays

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Tens of thousands of South Korean protesters demonstrated along central Seoul streets on Saturday (Feb 1) just after the country's Lunar New Year holiday ended over President Yoon Suk Yeol's impeachment.  WATCH MORE: https://thestartv.com/c/news SUBSCRIBE: https://cutt.ly/TheStar LIKE: https://fb.com/TheStarOnline

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00:00Tens of thousands of South Korean protestors took to the streets of central Seoul on Saturday,

00:07following the end of the Lunar New Year holiday.

00:10The two groups of protestors rallied to make their voices heard.

00:14Over 30,000 supporters of impeached President Yun Suk-yol demanded his immediate release,

00:19saying that his detention is illegal.

00:21Meanwhile, across Gwanghwamun Square, around 5,000 anti-government protestors rallied for

00:27President Yun's removal from office.

00:57South Korea's prosecutors indicted Yun on January 26,

01:26accusing him of leading an insurrection through his brief imposition of martial law on Dec. 3.

01:32The charges are unprecedented for a South Korean president, and if convicted, Yun could

01:37face years in prison.

01:40His actions sparked political turmoil, resulting in the prime minister's suspension and the

01:45indictment of several military officials over the alleged insurrection.

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