South Koreans stage mass rally to demand removal of Yoon Suk Yeol

Hundreds of thousands gather in central Seoul to protest against president suspended over martial law declaration

Hundreds of thousands of South Koreans flooded central Seoul on Saturday in the latest wave of protests demanding the removal of the country’s suspended president, Yoon Suk Yeol, a day after parliament voted to impeach his acting replacement.

Organisers claimed that more than 500,000 people participated in the rally, which took place amid a large police presence.

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