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In this photo released by South Korean President Office via Yonhap, South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol speaks at the presidential residence in Seoul, South Korea, Saturday, Dec. 14, 2024. (South Korean Presidential Office/Yonhap via AP)

In this photo released by South Korean President Office via Yonhap, South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol speaks at the presidential residence in Seoul, South Korea, Saturday, Dec. 14, 2024. (South Korean Presidential Office/Yonhap via AP)

Members of civic groups shout slogans during a news conference demanding the arrest of President Yoon Suk Yeol near the presidential residence in Seoul, South Korea, Tuesday, Dec. 17, 2024. The letters read "Immediately arrest Yoon Suk Yeol." (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)

Members of civic groups shout slogans during a news conference demanding the arrest of President Yoon Suk Yeol near the presidential residence in Seoul, South Korea, Tuesday, Dec. 17, 2024. The letters read "Immediately arrest Yoon Suk Yeol." (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)

South Korea's Prime Minister Han Duck-soo, who became the country's acting leader after parliament’s impeachment of President Yoon Suk Yeol, speaks during a meeting at the government complex in Seoul, South Korea, Thursday, Dec. 19, 2024. (Han sang-kyun/Yonhap via AP)

South Korea's Prime Minister Han Duck-soo, who became the country's acting leader after parliament’s impeachment of President Yoon Suk Yeol, speaks during a meeting at the government complex in Seoul, South Korea, Thursday, Dec. 19, 2024. (Han sang-kyun/Yonhap via AP)

Seok Dong-hyeon, a lawyer and spokesperson for South Korea's impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol's emerging legal team, speaks during a media briefing at his office in Seoul, Thursday, Dec. 19, 2024. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)

Seok Dong-hyeon, a lawyer and spokesperson for South Korea's impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol's emerging legal team, speaks during a media briefing at his office in Seoul, Thursday, Dec. 19, 2024. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)

Seok Dong-hyeon, a lawyer and spokesperson for South Korea's impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol's emerging legal team, speaks during a media briefing at his office in Seoul, Thursday, Dec. 19, 2024. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)

Seok Dong-hyeon, a lawyer and spokesperson for South Korea's impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol's emerging legal team, speaks during a media briefing at his office in Seoul, Thursday, Dec. 19, 2024. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)

Supporters for impeached South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol stage a rally against his impeachment near the Seoul Central District Court in Seoul, South Korea, Tuesday, Dec. 17, 2024. The signs read "Oppose the impeachment and Arrest opposition Democratic Party leader Lee Jae-myung." (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)

Supporters for impeached South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol stage a rally against his impeachment near the Seoul Central District Court in Seoul, South Korea, Tuesday, Dec. 17, 2024. The signs read "Oppose the impeachment and Arrest opposition Democratic Party leader Lee Jae-myung." (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)