South Korea's top court under tighter security ahead of Yoon impeachment ruling

Record ID: 1983685

  • Title: South Korea's top court under tighter security ahead of Yoon impeachment ruling
  • Date: 13th March 2025
  • Summary: SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA (MARCH 13, 2025) (REUTERS) POLICE BUSES PARKED IN FRONT OF CONSTITUTIONAL COURT BUILDING POLICE BUSES WORD ON POLICE BUS READING (English): "POLICE" EXTERIOR OF CONSTITUTIONAL COURT / POLICE BUSES BEING PARKED IN FRONT OF COURT BUILDING FLAG WITH EMBLEM OF SOUTH KOREA'S CONSTITUTIONAL COURT, WORDS ON FLAG READING (Korean): "CONSTITUTION" POLICE OFFICERS
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  • Keywords: South Korea Yoon Yoon Suk Yeol ban constitutional court court drone impeachment martial law police security verdict
  • Location: SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA
  • City: SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA
  • Country: South Korea
  • Topics: Asia / Pacific,Government/Politics
  • Reuters ID: LVA001843013032025RP1
  • Aspect Ratio: 16:9
  • Story Text:South Korea's Constitutional Court was under tighter security on Thursday (March 13) ahead of the ruling on the impeachment of President Yoon Suk Yeol.
    Dozens of police buses were parked around the court building and police officers were seen directing protesters to walk behind barricades.
    Air traffic authorities have banned drones from flying near the court from Thursday to Wednesday (March 19) next week, according to a notice issued to airmen on the transport ministry's aeronautical information system.
    Earlier, police said in a statement that it asked the transport ministry to set up a temporary ban on drones around the court and adjacent areas spanning 1.85 km (1.1 miles) until the end of this month.
    Police are expected to be out in force and subway stations and nearby schools are set to be closed on the day of the ruling that will decide Yoon's political future over his short-lived imposition of martial law on December 3.
    The country's top court is widely expected to rule on Yoon's impeachment in the coming days, though it has yet to announce the date.
    (Production: Dogyun Kim, Yeonbin Park, Minwoo Park)
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