A woman reacts as she and other anti-Yoon protesters attend a rally outside Gyeongbokgung Palace as it rains in Seoul on April 5, 2025, to celebrate the removal from office of disgraced ex-president Yoon Suk Yeol a day earlier over his bungled martial law declaration on December 3, 2024. - AFP
SEOUL: When Yoon Suk Yeol was running for president, he had the word “king” written on his palm. South Koreans dismissed – and ridiculed – it as a shamanistic ritual that reflected his desire for top government office.
But after his inauguration in May 2022, it didn’t take long for them to see an authoritarian streak in Yoon.
