Camilla Jessen
Protesters staged a heated standoff with police in Seoul.
Protests against South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol escalated Thursday as about 1,000 demonstrators gathered outside the presidential residence in Hannam-dong, Seoul.
The protesters, defying police warnings, shouted slogans like “Arrest insurrection ringleader Yoon Suk Yeol.”
The rally comes after allegations that Yoon staged an insurrection through his brief imposition of martial law on December 3.
This was reported by the South Korean news agency Yonhap.
The crowd, which included members of the Korean Confederation of Trade Unions and liberal civic groups, began the demonstration near Seoul Plaza earlier in the afternoon.
Their march to the president’s residence disrupted traffic and led to clashes with police near Namyeong-dong before they reached Hannam-dong.
As of 5:40 p.m., the protesters remained in a tense standoff with law enforcement outside the entrance to Yoon’s residence.