'8·15 Jiphoe' Organizers Claim "Assembly Ban Notice Violates Constitution"... Proceed with Gaecheonjeol Assembly

On the afternoon of the 15th of last month, a rally condemning corruption in the Moon Jae-in administration, abuse of power by Choo Mi-ae, and sexual harassment by Democratic Party local government heads was held in front of Dongwha Duty Free Shop in Jongno-gu, Seoul, hosted by Sarangjeil Church and the Liberty Solidarity.
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[Asia Economy Reporter Jeong Dong-hoon] The 'Emergency Countermeasures Committee for Participants of the August 15 Rally,' which announced a city rally on National Foundation Day following the Liberation Day rally, has claimed that the quarantine authorities' and police's prohibition notice on the rally is an "illegal and unjust act contrary to the Constitution." They made it clear that they intend to proceed with the National Foundation Day rally.

In a statement on the 18th, the committee said, "The Moon Jae-in administration's quarantine measures are political quarantine," and added, "The prohibition notice for the October 3 rally violates the Constitution and is absolutely unacceptable. Participation in rallies should be entrusted to citizens' common sense and conscience."

They stated, "The basic spirit of liberal democracy and citizens' common sense is the belief that if a rally greatly deviates from common sense and ethics, it will cause social condemnation, leading to the weakening, isolation, and neutralization of the rally's leading forces," and continued, "We ask the public authorities to support the rally so that it can proceed while observing quarantine rules. We will fight to the end against the Moon Jae-in administration's 'political quarantine' and 'COVID dictatorship' by all means guaranteed by the Constitution to protect liberal democracy."

The committee reported on the 16th that they will hold a rally with about 1,000 participants on October 3 in the pedestrian area and three lanes in front of Sejongno Small Park in Jongno-gu, Seoul. The police delivered a prohibition notice to the committee the following day.

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