Ahn Hyeong-ju, Gwangju Seo-gu Council Member, Shaves Head to Urge Impeachment of Yoon Seok-yeol

Ahn Hyeong-ju, Gwangju Seo-gu Council Member.

Ahn Hyeong-ju, a member of the Gwangju Seo-gu Council, along with Democratic Party of Korea's Gwangju basic and metropolitan council members, issued a statement calling for the impeachment of Yoon Seok-yeol and condemning the People Power Party, then participated in a head-shaving ceremony.

According to local political circles on the 10th, on the afternoon of the 9th, the council members held a joint statement at the 5·18 Democracy Square in Dong-gu, Gwangju, demanding the immediate impeachment of President Yoon Seok-yeol, the main culprit of the December 3 insurrection, and a strict investigation by the prosecution.

After reading the statement, eight members including Ahn, who first proposed the head-shaving, Seo Yong-gyu of Gwangju City Council, Park Hae-won of Gwangsan-gu Council, Moon Seon-hwa of Dong-gu Council, Oh Young-soon and Shin Jong-hyeok of Nam-gu Council, and Kim Young-soon and Jeong Dal-seong of Buk-gu Council, proceeded with the head-shaving.

Ahn stated, “We can no longer entrust the future of the Republic of Korea to the current government and the People Power Party,” and strongly urged, “We demand the immediate impeachment of the insurrection ringleader Yoon Seok-yeol and the punishment of those who sympathize with the insurrection according to the law.”