Rival protests over South Korea's impeached President Yoon held in Seoul

Pro- and anti-Yoon protesters gather in heart of capital, no clashes reported

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Protesters marched against South Korea's impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol, who declared martial law, which was reversed hours later, in Seoul on Dec. 21. © Reuters

SEOUL (Reuters) -- Demonstrators supporting and opposing South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol held rival protests several hundred meters apart in Seoul on Saturday, a week after he was impeached over his short-lived declaration of martial law.

Yoon's presidential powers are suspended but he remains in office. He has not complied with various summonses by authorities investigating whether martial law, which he declared late on Dec. 3 and rescinded hours later, constituted insurrection.

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