Rallies grow in South Korea as court weighs president's fate

Supporters of impeached South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol attending a street rally in Seoul on March 29, ahead of the impeachment verdict for Mr Yoon. -- PHOTO: AFP

SEOUL (AFP): Hundreds of thousands of South Koreans rallied for and against impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol on Saturday as protests grow while the country's Constitutional Court weighs whether to dismiss him.

Yoon was impeached by lawmakers over his disastrous December 3 declaration of martial law, and the court last month held weeks of tense impeachment hearings to determine whether to officially remove him from office.