Seoul: Impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol offered a message of condolence to a man who was believed to be one of his supporters and died after setting himself on fire, the presidential office said Thursday. Yoon's aides delivered the message during their visit to the funeral service of the 79-year-old man, who staged a self-immolation action after scattering printouts about his support for Yoon in downtown Seoul on March 7, the office said in a statement.
According to Yonhap News Agency, the aides told the bereaved family that Yoon was heartbroken by the tragic news. Yoon also sent a message to his supporters who are staging a hunger strike in protest against his impeachment. He urged them to end the hunger strike and focus on their health, emphasizing that no outcome from the Constitutional Court's ruling is more valuable than their lives. Rep. Ihn Yo-han of the ruling People Power Party quoted Yoon's plea to his supporters.