Korea’s police are getting ready to “prevent conflict” at the Yoon impeachment decision

Seoul’s police chief said on Monday (Mar. 10), “all available equipment” will be used by South Korean police to keep the peace when the court decides whether to support the impeachment of the country’s suspended president.

The Constitutional Court is likely to say what it thinks about President Yoon Suk Yeol’s impeachment.

this month over his decision to declare martial law. People who back and people who oppose the disgraced leader are planning to gather in Seoul’s streets.

Yoon’s short-lived suspension of civilian rule caused political chaos in democratic South Korea. He was arrested in a dawn raid in January on charges of insurrection but freed over the weekend for procedural reasons.

His supporters have already broken into a Seoul court and smashed the windows and doors of a district court after a judge there extended Yoon’s detention. The authorities have warned of possible violence around the upcoming decision.

“Fights must not happen in or near the Constitutional Court,” said Park Hyun-soo, acting head of the Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency.

“We plan to mobilise all available equipment, including barricades, and designate the area within 100 metres of the Constitutional Court as a protest-free zone, effectively creating a ‘vacuum’ in that space,” Park said at a news conference.

“We must protect the Constitutional Court justices while also preventing conflicts between opposing groups on the impeachment issue.

” Park emphasized the importance of maintaining public order during this sensitive time, stating that the police would be on high alert to ensure the safety of both the justices and the demonstrators. “Our goal is to facilitate a peaceful environment where everyone can express their views without fear of violence,” he added.