Candlelight Citizens' Coalition and Jo Won-jin Sue for "Deliberate Disruption of Gwanghwamun Rally"

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[Asia Economy Reporter Yoo Byung-don] Progressive groups have filed a complaint with the police, accusing Cho Won-jin, leader of the Our Republican Party, and others of deliberately disrupting a candlelight vigil calling for prosecutorial reform.

The "Gwanghwamun Candlelight Solidarity for Reform Completion and General Election Victory" (Citizen Solidarity), composed of the Gwanghwamun Candlelight Coalition and the "National Punishment Headquarters for Yoon Seok-yeol's Resignation," held a press conference on the 29th in front of the Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency in Jongno-gu, Seoul, announcing that they had filed a complaint against Cho and Kim Sang-jin, Secretary General of the Liberty Solidarity, for violating the Assembly and Demonstration Act.

The Citizen Solidarity held a candlelight vigil on the 11th at Gwanghwamun Square in Seoul, urging Prosecutor General Yoon Seok-yeol to resign. They claim that Cho and others deliberately held a noisy "counter-protest" and incited participants to disrupt the gathering.

The Citizen Solidarity stated, "Cho and others blatantly disrupted the peaceful candlelight vigil and threatened, intimidated, and assaulted citizens," adding that this violated Article 3 of the Assembly and Demonstration Act.

The Gwanghwamun Candlelight Coalition declared at a press conference announcing its launch in November last year that it would "take back Gwanghwamun Square, the sacred site of the Candlelight Revolution, from the Taegeukgi faction."

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