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Kweon Seong-dong, center, floor leader of ruling People Power Party, speaks during a party's meeting at the National Assembly in Seoul, South Korea, Tuesday, Dec. 17, 2024. (Kim Ju-hyung/Yonhap via AP)

Kweon Seong-dong, center, floor leader of ruling People Power Party, speaks during a party's meeting at the National Assembly in Seoul, South Korea, Tuesday, Dec. 17, 2024. (Kim Ju-hyung/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)

A member of civic groups is blocked by police offices after a news conference demanding the arrest of President Yoon Suk Yeol near the presidential residence in Seoul, South Korea, Tuesday, Dec. 17, 2024. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)

A member of civic groups is blocked by police offices after a news conference demanding the arrest of President Yoon Suk Yeol near the presidential residence in Seoul, South Korea, Tuesday, Dec. 17, 2024. (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)

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)

Supporters of 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 of 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)

A visitor wearing South Korean traditional costume "Hanbok" walks past in front of the Constitutional Court in Seoul, South Korea, Tuesday, Dec. 17, 2024. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)

A visitor wearing South Korean traditional costume "Hanbok" walks past in front of the Constitutional Court in Seoul, South Korea, Tuesday, Dec. 17, 2024. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)

A South Korean police officer stands in front of the Constitutional Court in Seoul, South Korea, Tuesday, Dec. 17, 2024. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)

A South Korean police officer stands in front of the Constitutional Court in Seoul, South Korea, Tuesday, Dec. 17, 2024. (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)

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)

People walk past wreaths sent by supporters of impeached South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol outside of the Constitutional Court in Seoul, South Korea, Tuesday, Dec. 17, 2024. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)

People walk past wreaths sent by supporters of impeached South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol outside of the Constitutional Court in Seoul, South Korea, Tuesday, Dec. 17, 2024. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)

South Korea's Prime Minister Han Duck-soo, who became the country's acting leader after President Yoon Suk Yeol's impeachment, speaks during a cabinet meeting at the government complex in Seoul, South Korea, Tuesday, Dec. 17, 2024. (Hong Hae-in/Yonhap via AP)

South Korea's Prime Minister Han Duck-soo, who became the country's acting leader after President Yoon Suk Yeol's impeachment, speaks during a cabinet meeting at the government complex in Seoul, South Korea, Tuesday, Dec. 17, 2024. (Hong Hae-in/Yonhap via AP)

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)