Large-scale rally today for 3.1 Movement impeachment pros and cons 'all together'... Downtown congestion expected

Large-Scale Rallies Both For and Against Scheduled Simultaneously
Police to Deploy 5,400 Riot Police for On-Site Management
Seoul City to Operate Citizen Safety Countermeasures Headquarters

On Saturday, March 1st, large-scale rallies both for and against the impeachment trial of President Yoon Seok-yeol are expected to cause congestion throughout downtown Seoul.

On the afternoon of the 23rd, when the 4th hearing of President Yoon Seok-yeol's impeachment trial was held, supporters of President Yoon were holding placards and shouting slogans near the Constitutional Court in Jongno-gu, Seoul. 2025. 01. 23 Photo by Joint Press Corps

Participants are shouting slogans at a rally urging impeachment held on the 14th in front of the National Assembly in Yeouido, Seoul, ahead of the second impeachment vote against President Yoon Seok-yeol. Photo by Heo Young-han

Both sides have announced simultaneous rallies, and accordingly, buses chartered from across the country are expected to bring participants to the capital. Marches and street protests are also anticipated.

The candlelight action calling for President Yoon's impeachment will hold the "129th National Candlelight Cultural Festival" at 2 p.m. at Anguk-dong Intersection in Jongno-gu. Following that, from 3:30 p.m., the five opposition parties including the Democratic Party will hold the "National Rally Urging the Dismissal of Yoon Seok-yeol" at the same location, and at 5 p.m., the Emergency Action for Immediate Resignation of Yoon Seok-yeol and Social Reform (Emergency Action) will hold a large-scale citizen march around Sajik-ro. The reported number of participants for the opposition parties' rally and the Emergency Action rally are 20,000 and 30,000 respectively.

Groups hosting rallies opposing President Yoon's impeachment have also announced a "total gathering." The Korea Straightening Movement Headquarters (Daegukbon), led by Pastor Jeon Gwang-hoon, will hold a rally from 1 p.m. along Sejong-daero, about 1 km away from the impeachment rally site, then march through Euljiro to the Jaedong Intersection in front of the Constitutional Court. At the same time, the conservative Christian group Save Korea will hold the "March 1st National Emergency Prayer Meeting" on Yeouidaero. Both rallies have reported 50,000 participants each. Additionally, "Free University," a group of university students opposing the impeachment, plans to make a political declaration at Daehak-ro starting at noon, followed by a march to Bosingak.

The police will deploy 5,400 personnel from 91 riot police units to manage the rally sites in preparation for potential clashes. Furthermore, 270 traffic police will be stationed around the rally and march routes to manage traffic flow.

Seoul City will also operate a Citizen Safety Countermeasures Headquarters composed of a command team and six working groups to ensure public safety. Seoul Metro will deploy 127 safety personnel?99 more than usual?at eight stations expected to see increased ridership: City Hall Station on Lines 1 and 2; Anguk Station and Gyeongbokgung Station on Line 3; and Gwanghwamun Station, Yeouido Station, Yeouinaru Station, and Singil Station on Line 5, to provide safety management and guidance.

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