The pro-impeachment rally continues...Tensions in detention centers before the Constitutional Court appearance.

2025.01.21. AM 08:52
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[Anchor]
Rallys have been held since early morning around the Seoul detention center where President Yoon is detained.

As President Yoon announced this afternoon that he would attend the impeachment trial in person, more supporters are expected to flock to the detention center and the Constitutional Court.

Connects the field reporter. Reporter Facial expression!What is the atmosphere of the

detention center?

[Reporter]
Yes, there aren't many people yet and it's a quiet atmosphere.

However, about a dozen supporters of President Yoon have been coming out since dawn and shouting slogans for immediate release.

As the afternoon approaches, the atmosphere of the rally is rising as more rally participants gather.

If you go around, there are signs of opposition to impeachment to fight with the president and banners in favor of calling for the president to be fired.Since the arrest of President

Yoon, the main gate in front of the detention center here has been a rally for impeachment for days.

Both the pros and cons predicted a daily counter-rally while President Yoon was arrested,

Today, 6,000 opposition parties and 400 pro-choice groups have been reported to the rally, mainly by conservative groups such as the New Freedom Alliance.

In particular, the Senior Civil Servant Corruption Investigations Unit's attempt to force President Yoon to recruit him continued until late at night yesterday afternoon, raising tensions here.

The police are flexibly deploying and controlling two to four task forces depending on the size of the number of people at the site.

The police are making more efforts to manage the assembly situation after the Western District Court riot.

Since yesterday, security has been strengthened near Gwacheon Airborne Office in Gyeonggi Province, including the deployment of patrol car bases during commuting hours to protect employees,

The police are also preparing hard-line measures such as the use of tear gas and tridobong.

[Anchor]
Is there a possibility that the rally will be further heated by President Yoon's attendance at the Constitutional Court this afternoon?

[Journalist]
Yes, that's right.

At 2 p.m. today at the Constitutional Court in Jongno-gu, Seoul, the third day of the impeachment trial will be held,
President Yun said in a media announcement that the president will attend the hearing in person.

The Seoul Detention Center is also busy strengthening its vigilance as it suddenly announced its intention to attend.

Police and firefighters have deployed fire trucks and patrol cars since early morning in preparation for an intensifying rally around the detention center.

The Gyeonggi Southern Police Agency will deploy more than 400 mobile workers from seven units today, more than usual.President

Yoon will be escorted by the Ministry of Justice and the Presidential Security Service following the convoy, as he did when he went to the Western District Court for a warrant review on the 18th.Attention is also being paid to what President

Yoon will look like, but according to regulations, plain clothes are also allowed, so chances are high that he will wear a suit rather than a prison uniform as he did during the court warrant review.

Considering the current presidential status, it is expected that he will not be able to kick the rope like last time.Congestion around the Seoul Detention Center due to rallies and security seems inevitable for a while, as President

Yoon also expressed his intention to attend the Constitutional Court's impeachment trial if possible.

So far, I'm YTN's facial expression Woo at the Seoul Detention Center.

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: Lee Kyu


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