Conservative Group "Files Complaint Against Seoul Police Chief and Jongno Station Chief for Banning Gwanghwamun Rally"

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[Asia Economy Reporter Song Seung-yoon] Conservative groups announced that they will file complaints against police officials, claiming that the police unjustifiably blocked the Gwanghwamun rally on the 15th of last month.

On the 11th, conservative groups including the Liberty Democratic National Movement held a press conference at Gwanghwamun Square, stating that the Chief of the Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency, the Chief of Jongno Police Station, and the Head of the Security Division at Jongno Police Station suppressed freedom by banning the rally, and announced their intention to file complaints with the Supreme Prosecutors' Office on charges of abuse of authority and neglect of duty.

They claimed, "The accused banned all rallies in the Gwanghwamun area, suppressing the people's freedom of assembly and association," and added, "They pushed tens of thousands of citizens who came to Gwanghwamun on August 15th into a narrow space, causing confirmed COVID-19 cases related to Gwanghwamun."

They also stated, "The Administrative Court ruled that the blanket ban on rallies through official notices violated the Constitution, but the police did not comply with the court's decision."

Choi In-sik, representative of the Liberty Democratic National Movement, said, "Next week, we will file complaints against the Commissioner of the National Police Agency for a greater crime than the Chief of the Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency," and claimed, "After the Gwanghwamun rally, the police became accomplices to the government's political quarantine."

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