South Korea’s Yoon quits presidential residence

SEOUL: South Korea´s impeached ex-leader Yoon Suk Yeol embraced supporters as he left the presidential residence in the capital Seoul on Friday, after being stripped of his duties.

The ousted politician hugged and shook hands with some in the crowd, as people clutched “Yoon Again” placards, before departing in a police-led convoy. The 64-year-old was stripped of all power and privileges last week by the Constitutional Court over his disastrous December 3 martial law declaration. The attempt shocked the country, with soldiers deployed to parliament, but lasted just hours. Yoon on Friday thanked his supporters for “defending freedom and sovereignty”, as they have braved freezing temperatures to protest in recent months.