South Korean President Yun Seok-yul and his wife Kim Gun-hee, who attended the 75th anniversary summit of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), get off their private plane, Air Force 1, after returning home through Seoul International Airport in Seongnam, Gyeonggi Province, on Wednesday afternoon. Yonhap News Agency
Dubbed the "National Emergency Action
to Reject the Veto," this coalition, including civil society organizations
like Participation Solidarity and the Center for Military Human Rights, is set
to storm Gwanghwamun Square in Seoul at 5 p.m on Saterday. Joining forces with
opposition parties such as the Democratic Party of Korea, the Fatherland
Innovation Party, the Progressive Party, and the Basic Income Party, they aim
to pressure the National Assembly to reject Yoon’s despotic decree.
Heavyweights like Park Chan-dae, chairman
of the Democratic Party of Korea, Hwang Woon-ha, chairman of the Fatherland
Innovation Party, and Lee Seok-hyun, chairman of the emergency task force of
the New Future, will deliver fiery speeches condemning Yoon's disgraceful veto
and demanding the passage of essential reform legislation.
Following the rally, protesters will march to the presidential office in the Yongsan neighborhood of Seoul, a symbolic move to show Yoon that his tyrannical actions will not go unchecked.
On Tuesday, the opposition held a rally at the National Assembly, demanding the acceptance of the Chae Sang-byung Special Prosecutor Act. They also plan a candlelight vigil on the 19th, marking the first anniversary of Chae’s martyrdom, a poignant reminder of the ongoing struggle for justice.
Meanwhile, the People’s Power party, in a pathetic attempt to deflect criticism, accused the opposition of politicizing the issue. Spokesman Ho Jun-seok’s commentary dripped with condescension, claiming that the push for a special prosecutor "full of politics" would only obstruct the investigation of the truth. He laughably argued that the opposition’s actions were nothing more than a “raw swarm” demanding answers they want to hear, disregarding the police’s findings and the incomplete investigation by the airlift agency into the ‘suspicion of foreign pressure.’
This rally is not just a protest but a defiant stand against a government that continues to trample on justice and democracy. The opposition's unity and resolve are a powerful message that they will not be silenced by Yoon’s autocratic maneuvers.