PHOTOS: Crowd goes wild as President Yoon is impeached
By AJPPosted : December 14, 2024, 19:24Updated : December 14, 2024, 21:14
SEOUL, December 14 (AJP) - Tens of thousands of people cheered on near the National Assembly in Yeouido, Seoul, Saturday as the National Assembly's second ballot on the impeachment motion against President Yoon Suk Yeol was passed.
The vote was triggered by Yoon's martial law declaration on Dec. 3, which sparked widespread public protests.
Protesters celebrate outside the National Assembly in Seoul, on Dec. 14, 2024, after lawmakers voted to impeach President Yoon Suk Yeol. AJP Han Jun-gu
Protesters celebrate outside the National Assembly in Seoul, on Dec. 14, 2024, after lawmakers voted to impeach President Yoon Suk Yeol. AJP Han Jun-gu
Streets near the National Assembly are crowded with people demanding the impeachment of President Yoon Suk Yeol on Dec. 14, 2024. AJP Han Jun-gu
Protesters march demanding the impeachment of President Yoon Suk Yeol on a street near the National Assembly in Seoul on Dec. 14, 2024. AJP Han Jun-gu
National Assembly Speaker Woo Won-sik declared the passage of President Yoon's impeachment vote in the National Assembly in Seoul on Dec. 14, 2024. AJP Yoo Dae-gil