The President is accused of plotting in order to stimulate the uprising. There were thousands of demonstrators in both camps.
Demonstrators gathered on Saturday in Kwangju, South Korea, to express their disagreement with the suspension of President Jun Sok-Jola, or vice versa to support his dismissal from office. TASR reports on this based on Jonhap report.
According to estimates on a historic street dedicated to the uprising for democracy from 18 May 1980, approximately 10,000 supporters of the President gathered. The demonstration was initiated by a conservative Christian group that disagrees with Jun’s deposition, writes Jonhap. The President is accused of plotting in order to stimulate the uprising. According to the prosecutor’s office, he tried to do so on December 3 with a short introduction of martial law in the country. At the same time, the Constitutional Court shall conduct judicial proceedings concerning the appeal of Jun from office (IMPEACHEMENT).
The President’s followers called for the immediate release of the suspended president and the testing of the accusations on the basis of which Jun proceeded to introduce martial law. Jun and his legal team declared that the President had never intended to fully introduce martial law. Instead, they claimed that it was a warning of the opposition party, which Jun accused of paralyzing state affairs, writes Jonhap.
At the same time, the people requested by the instant deposition of the President also demonstrated on the spot. They were separated from the second group of protesters by police buses to avoid clashes. According to the organizers, approximately 20,000 people came to this protest.
