Member of North Korean Defector Group Assaults Police During Resistance to Gwanghwamun Tent Removal... Arrested in the Act

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[Asia Economy Reporter Kim Bong-gi] Members of a group of North Korean defectors were arrested for assaulting police officers during the removal of a tent they had set up in front of the Government Seoul Office in Gwanghwamun.

According to the Jongno Police Station on the 15th, Mr. A, a representative of the "South and North Together Korean Citizens' Association" (hereinafter referred to as SouthNorthTogether), was caught in the act on charges of obstructing official duties, including biting a police officer's arm, during the forcible removal of a tent installed on the sidewalk in front of the Government Seoul Office by Jongno-gu.

Earlier, SouthNorthTogether had set up a tent on the sidewalk around 2 p.m. the previous day but was stopped by officials; however, they reinstalled the tent at 9 p.m. the same day. Jongno-gu reportedly treated this as unauthorized use of the road without a permit and immediately removed the object without warning.

This group, composed of North Korean defectors and others, has been staging a sit-in in front of the Government Seoul Office since November last year to protest the government's repatriation of two North Korean sailors.

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