SEOUL: Hundreds of supporters of South Korea's impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol rallied outside his residence on Wednesday as investigators prepared a fresh attempt to arrest him. Some supporters left flowers outside and ribbons with the Trump-style slogan "Make Korea Great Again", while others waved American flags at the gates of the compound from where the suspended leader has resisted arrest.
Despite a cold weather warning that temperatures were expected to fall to -10 degrees Celsius, the suspended president's supporters were defiant, shouting "impeachment is invalid". Rival protesters calling for Yoon to be punished waved glowsticks — commonly seen at K-pop concerts — and held placards that read, "Detain, arrest insurrectionist Yoon Suk Yeol". Yoon's legal team said on Wednesday he remains inside the residential compound, after investigators cast doubt a day earlier on his whereabouts. The Corruption Investigation Office (CIO), which is leading the probe into the president, has kept secret the duration of the new warrant. — AFP
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