Tractors and trucks are at a standstill following police orders during a farmers’ group protest calling for President Yoon Suk Yeol’s impeachment in southern Seoul on March 25, 2025. (Image courtesy of Yonhap)
SEOUL, March 25 (Korea Bizwire) — A group of farmers calling for President Yoon Suk Yeol’s impeachment rallied with tractor-laden trucks in southern Seoul on Tuesday, ahead of a highly anticipated court ruling.
The Korean Peasants League members drove their trucks, which carried tractors, to Namtaeryeong pass but were unable to proceed further north as police blocked their march due to concerns over potential clashes with Yoon’s supporters.
The farmers had initially marched toward downtown Seoul to hold a rally near Gwanghwamun gate in the evening, but were stopped by police at the southern gateway to the capital.
According to an unofficial police estimate, around 1,000 farmers gathered at the Namtaeryeong Pass, where they were met by approximately 200 people opposing Yoon’s impeachment.
The Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency deployed some 1,700 riot police from 27 units, while the Gyeonggi Nambu Provincial Police Agency also dispatched nine units to the scene.
Tensions remain high between the opposing groups as the Constitutional Court is expected to deliver its verdict on Yoon’s impeachment in the coming days.
(Yonhap)
