"Concerns Over COVID-19 Spread"... Removal of Illegally Installed Tents on Gwanghwamun Sejong-daero

Seoul City and Jongno-gu Administrative Enforcement on Assembly Items
1,350 Personnel Mobilized from Jongno Police Station and Jongno Fire Station
Approx. 50 Million KRW in Administrative Enforcement Costs to Be Charged

The appearance of the illegally installed protest tents on Sejong-daero, Gwanghwamun, before their removal (Provided by Seoul City)

[Asia Economy Reporter Lee Hyun-joo] Seoul City and Jongno-gu announced that starting from 6:30 AM on the 27th, they will carry out administrative enforcement to remove illegally installed protest tents and protest materials on Sejong-daero in Gwanghwamun.

A Seoul city official explained, "We have issued removal orders and sent two administrative enforcement warnings to encourage voluntary removal, but due to the long-term illegal occupation, administrative enforcement is unavoidable for the safety of citizens."

In particular, the three protest tents of the Christian Council of Korea in front of Sejongno Park stored small tents, and after the protest in front of the Blue House ended, provincial protesters gathered here and continued to stay overnight in the small tents.

For this administrative enforcement, 1,350 personnel along with 10 trucks and forklifts were mobilized from Jongno-gu, Jongno Police Station, and Jongno Fire Station. To prepare for unexpected dangerous situations, 1,000 police officers and 50 firefighting personnel capable of emergency rescue and medical support were also deployed on site.

The city plans to charge approximately 50 million KRW in costs incurred from the administrative enforcement to each protest organizer.

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