Anti-Yoon South Korean farmers stage rally with tractor-laden trucks

By Kim Hyun-soo, SEOUL, March 25: A group of farmers calling for President Yoon Suk Yeol's impeachment rallied with tractor-laden trucks in southern Seoul on Tuesday.

The Korean Peasants League members drove the trucks onto Namtaeryeong pass and were set to travel to Dongsipjagak near Gyeongbok Palace in downtown Seoul before staging a rally near Gwanghwamun gate in the evening.

Initially, the group had planned to mobilize 20 tractors and 50 1-ton trucks, but a court ruling the previous day limited the scale to 20 trucks only.

Police reportedly have no legitimate grounds to block the entry of trucks loaded with tractors.

In response, right-wing YouTubers opposing Yoon's impeachment gathered at Namtaeryeong pass to block the march into Seoul.

No clashes were reported as police separated the two groups, but some members of the farmers' group faced off with police officers trying to minimize congestion on roads.

During the rally, the farmers' group shouted slogans, like "Tractor march is justified" and "Dismiss insurrection leader Yoon Suk Yeol."

The Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency deployed some 1,700 riot police from 27 units, while the Gyeonggi Nambu Provincial Police Agency also dispatched 9 units to the scene.