Police Lift Seoul Eulho Emergency... Adjusted for Strengthened Vigilance [Yoon Seok-yeol Dismissal]

The police announced that they will lift the 'Eulho Emergency' imposed on Seoul starting from 6:40 PM on the 5th.

Police officers wearing protective gear such as helmets and body armor are guarding the site near the presidential residence in Yongsan-gu, Seoul, where an anti-impeachment rally was held on the 4th, the day of President Yoon Suk-yeol's impeachment verdict. Photo by Yoon Dong-ju

The National Police Agency stated in a press release that “Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency will adjust to heightened alert, and other provincial police agencies will lift emergency duty.”

During the Eulho Emergency, which mobilizes 50% of police forces, leave is suspended, and commanders and staff officers must remain at their designated posts. Heightened alert maintains an emergency communication system and standby readiness for dispatch, with commanders and staff positioned within the command line.

Earlier, the police lifted the highest level of emergency duty, Gapho Emergency, at 6 PM on the 4th. The police deployed about 7,000 personnel from 110 riot police units around the Constitutional Court, Gwanghwamun, and Jongno areas as of 6 AM on the day of the impeachment ruling of former President Yoon Seok-yeol. Approximately 2,000 personnel from 30 units were stationed in Hannam-dong, and about 1,300 personnel from 20 units were deployed in Yeouido.