SEOUL -- The criminal trial of former President Yoon Suk Yeol started on Monday with South Korea preparing for early June, when a snap election will determine the disgraced politician's replacement.
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South Korean protesters gather outisde the Seoul Central District Court to support ousted President Yoon Suk Yeol, whose criminal case on insurrection charges began on April 14. © Reuters
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