'Expiration Date of Arrest Warrant' Tension Rises Again in Front of Hannam-dong Residence

Over 2,000 Yoon Supporters Say "Impeachment Invalid"
Emergency Action Demands Arrests at Afternoon Rally
Banners War Across Hannam-daero

Tension is rising again in front of the presidential residence on the 6th, the expiration date of the arrest warrant for President Yoon Suk-yeol.

On the morning of the 6th, supporters of President Yoon Suk-yeol shouted slogans on Hannam-daero in Hannam-dong, Yongsan-gu, Seoul, in front of the presidential residence. Photo by Yonhap News

At around 7 a.m. that day, about 2,000 supporters of President Yoon gathered in front of the International Lutheran Church in Hannam-dong, Yongsan-gu, Seoul. They sang military songs and waved red warning lights and the Taegeukgi flag, shouting slogans such as "Protect Yoon Suk-yeol" and "Arrest Lee Jae-myung."

About 200 supporters also gathered at the entrance of Hannam Elementary School, which leads to the presidential residence. They shouted slogans like "Nullify impeachment" and "Dismiss impeachment." A video of Park Jong-jun, the head of the Presidential Security Service, reading a statement was repeatedly played from a rally truck, prompting cheers. Some participants, after a long rally, laid down on aluminum foil blankets and cardboard boxes and tried to sleep against the walls of residential areas.

On the morning of the 6th, participants of the "Immediate Resignation of Yoon Seok-yeol and Emergency Action for Social Reform" (Emergency Action) continued their overnight protest on Hannam-daero in Hannam-dong, Yongsan-gu, Seoul, in front of the presidential residence. Photo by Yonhap News

When the High-ranking Officials' Crime Investigation Division executed the arrest warrant for President Yoon on the 3rd, the police bus barricades lined up on both sides of Hannam-daero were not visible. At that time, the police blocked both sides of the road with 135 buses. Unlike then, when riot police with shields blocked the three pedestrian overpasses installed on Hannam-daero, people were free to come and go. However, alleys leading to the presidential residence and areas around the rally site were blocked with police buses and police lines.

In front of Ilsin Building, only 150 meters from Hannam Elementary School, the “Emergency Action for Immediate Resignation of Yoon Suk-yeol and Social Reform (Emergency Action)” group took their place. Since the failed execution of the arrest warrant on the 3rd, Emergency Action has been holding rallies and overnight vigils here. About 500 people stayed overnight the previous day and planned to resume the rally from 2 p.m. that day.

On the 6th, a banner calling for the arrest and detention of President Yoon Seok-yeol was hung on the overpass in front of Hannam Five-way Intersection, Yongsan-gu, Seoul. Photo by Lee Gwan-ju

The “banner war” that took place on Hannam-daero clearly revealed the stark division between the two sides. A large banner reading “Immediate Arrest and Detention of Traitor Yoon Suk-yeol!” was hung on the pedestrian overpass in front of Hannam Five-way Intersection. Hand signs with phrases such as “Dissolve the People Power Party” and “Immediate Resignation” were also posted around the overpass and sidewalks. Conversely, a banner saying “Arrest Lee Jae-myung” was displayed on the pedestrian overpass in front of Hannam Elementary School.

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