Demonstrators across Seoul as well as the authorities dispatched to prevent potential violence were awaiting the impeachment verdict of President Yoon Suk Yeol on Friday morning, with the Constitutional Court slated to deliver its verdict at 11 a.m.

Protestors gather to call for the confirmation of Yoon Suk Yeol's impeachment at Anguk Station near the Constitutional Court in central Seoul on Friday morning, following an all-night protest. (Yonhap)
Protestors gather to call for the confirmation of Yoon Suk Yeol's impeachment at Anguk Station near the Constitutional Court in central Seoul on Friday morning, following an all-night protest. (Yonhap)
Protestors opposing Yoon Suk Yeol's impeachment hold a demonstration near the president's official residence in Hannam-dong, Yongsan-gu, Seoul, Friday.
Protestors opposing Yoon Suk Yeol's impeachment hold a demonstration near the president's official residence in Hannam-dong, Yongsan-gu, Seoul, Friday.

Police officers stand guard outside the Constitutional Court in Jongno-gu, central Seoul, Friday. (Yonhap)
Police officers stand guard outside the Constitutional Court in Jongno-gu, central Seoul, Friday. (Yonhap)
A blockade of police vehicles is seen outside the Constitutional Court in Jongno-gu, central Seoul, Friday. (Yonhap)
A blockade of police vehicles is seen outside the Constitutional Court in Jongno-gu, central Seoul, Friday. (Yonhap)
Police officers stand guard outside the National Assembly in Seoul on Friday. (Yonhap)
Police officers stand guard outside the National Assembly in Seoul on Friday. (Yonhap)

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