Thousands of people took to the streets in central Seoul on Saturday, commemorating or opposing the ouster of former President Yoon Suk Yeol, who was convicted of insurrection, on the first anniversary of his removal from office. Nearly 1,000 people gathered in front of the Constitutional Court in central Seoul, holding pickets reading “End insurrection, treason” and calling for “grand social reform.” The rally came on the first anniversary of the Constitutional Court granting the ouster of Yoon for illegitimately declaring martial law on Dec. 3, 2024. In February, a district court sentenced him to life in prison, convicting him of insurrection for deploying troops to the National Assembly. Hundreds of protesters also gathered around the National Assembly in western Seoul, calling for prosecution reform related to Yoon, who previously served as the country’s top prosecutor. Separately, nearly three thousands of Yoon’s supporters staged rallies and marches near the Constitutional Court and the National Assembly and in central Seoul, decrying his ouster and calling for his release. They wav
