[South Korea] Protests: Peaceful protest

Summary

Single-source ACLED detection — awaiting independent verification. Conservative groups staged a peaceful protest in Seoul on April 4, 2025, with police estimating 11,300-16,000 participants demonstrating against the acting Chief Justice's impeachment verdict that removed former President Yoon Suk-yeol from office. The protest occurred outside the Presidential Office in Yongsan district.

Supply chain impact

No commodities or chokepoints are directly mapped to this event; second-order effects depend on how the situation escalates and whether the political demonstrations expand beyond peaceful assembly in central Seoul.

Watch points

• Monitor for escalation in protest activity or expansion to other major South Korean cities that could affect transportation networks
• Track any government responses or policy changes that emerge from the political tensions surrounding the impeachment verdict