Massive rallies across South Korea ahead of key ruling on impeachment of Yoon

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South Koreans gathered in huge numbers in the capital Seoul on Saturday (March 15) to support or oppose impeached president Yoon Suk Yeol before a court decides whether his short-lived declaration of martial law disqualifies him from office.   Read more at https://tinyurl.com/bcdu3cj9  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 Koreans gathered in Seoul on Saturday, either rallying in support

00:10of or protesting against impeached President Yun Suk-yol, ahead of a crucial court ruling

00:15on his fate.

00:17The Constitutional Court is set to decide in the coming days whether Yun's brief declaration

00:22of martial law disqualifies him from office, a ruling that could deepen South Korea's worst

00:28political crisis in decades and unsettle financial markets.

00:34In central Seoul, anti-Yun demonstrators filled a large square, demanding his immediate removal

00:40and were joined by opposition politicians.

00:43Just a few blocks away, conservative supporters packed an entire avenue, calling for his reinstatement.

00:49We need to let the people know that his brief declaration of martial law is wrong.

00:56We hope that the judges of the Constitutional Court will make the right decision and

01:02bring him to justice.

01:04Last week, I thought there would be a verdict in the Constitutional Court, but there wasn't.

01:11And because Yun Suk-yol was released, I was frustrated.

01:18So this week, next week, I hope that the Constitutional Court will give me a fair verdict.

01:28According to the Yonhap News Agency, the main opposition Democratic Party claimed that one

01:33million people attended the anti-Yun rally, while police estimated 43,000 participants

01:39at each protest.

01:41Beyond the impeachment case, Yun also faces a criminal trial on charges of insurrection,

01:47though he was released from detention last week.

01:50His imposition of martial law and its fallout have deepened political divisions between

01:54conservatives and liberals, straining institutions and placing the military in a difficult position

02:01over whether to enforce the order.

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