Huge crowds march in rallies for and against South Korea’s impeached president

Thousands of people marched in rival rallies for and against South Korea’s impeached president Yoon Suk Yeol. Picture: Ahn Young-joon/AP

Thousands of South Koreans on Saturday filled the streets of downtown Seoul in massive rival rallies for and against impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol, as the Constitutional Court nears a decision on whether to formally remove him from office over his imposition of martial law in December.

Waving banners and signs demanding the ouster of the conservative president, big crowds of anti-Yoon protesters packed the streets near the court, where police had recently tightened security in anticipation of the ruling expected as early as next week.