'Beomtubon' Pastor Jeon Gwang-hoon "Suspending March 1st Gwanghwamun Rally... Switching to YouTube Event"

Pastor Jeon Gwang-hoon of the Korea Christian Federation, who is accused of violating the Public Official Election Act, is answering questions from the press as he enters the courtroom to attend the warrant hearing held at the Seoul Central District Court in Seocho-gu, Seoul on the 24th. Photo by Kang Jin-hyung aymsdream@

[Asia Economy Reporter Lee Gwan-joo] Pastor Jeon Gwang-hoon of the Christian Council of Korea, who leads the Moon Jae-in Resignation National Struggle Headquarters (Beomtu-bon), has decided to cancel the large-scale rally planned for Samiljeol at Gwanghwamun, Seoul.

On the morning of the 27th, Pastor Jeon revealed in a prison letter released through the YouTube channel 'Neoara TV' that "due to great public concern and worry, we have decided to abruptly cancel the March 1st rally."

Pastor Jeon stated, "No infections occurred at outdoor rallies, and tens of billions of won were spent during the preparation process. With all local organizations preparing, it was impossible to stop the Samiljeol rally," adding, "However, to alleviate nationwide concerns and worries, we decided to switch to a YouTube rally."

Beomtu-bon has held the 'Moon Jae-in Impeachment National Rally' every Saturday at noon at Gwanghwamun Square and a 'Sunday Joint Worship Service' at 11 a.m. on Sundays. They had also announced plans to hold a large-scale rally at Gwanghwamun Square on the upcoming Samiljeol.

However, amid the spread of the novel coronavirus infection (COVID-19), voices of criticism have continued regarding the large-scale rally in downtown Seoul. The police issued a ban notice on the downtown Seoul rally the day before and announced a strict response policy if it proceeded.

Meanwhile, Pastor Jeon was arrested on the 24th of this month on charges including appealing for support of a specific political party at the Gwanghwamun rally (violation of the Public Official Election Act) and has requested a detention review. The detention review is scheduled to be held this afternoon at the Seoul Central District Court.

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