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Friday's verdict may have brought closure to a case that plunged the nation into political upheaval
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but for these protesters, the fight isn't over. Hundreds of supporters of the former South Korean president braved the rain on Saturday
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to protest the confirmation of his impeachment by the Constitutional Court. I was very confused after the impeachment
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I cannot accept the Constitutional Court's ruling, But as a resident of South Korea, I didn't know what to do, and I felt so numb
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That's why I came to the protest. I feel like I'm losing my country
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Waving American flags and sporting MAGA-inspired caps, many of Yoon Suk-yeol's conservative supporters see parallels with events in the U.S
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And while the ruling likely marks the end of Yoon's political career, he leaves behind a particularly polarized nation
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a separate protest taking place on Saturday to celebrate his ousting. Watching the verdict, I shed tears
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hoping that this incident will mark the end of these ignorant acts of military mobilization
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Yun's declaration of martial law back in December sent shockwaves through the country
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as he ordered the military to storm the parliament to prevent lawmakers from gathering
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He's now the second president to be ousted by the constitutional court
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but his legal troubles are far from over. In a separate case, he still faces charges of leading an insurrection
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a crime punishable by life imprisonment or even death. The ruling sets up a presidential election within two months
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Prime Minister Handuk-soo will stay on as acting president until a new leader is sworn in
