8·15 Emergency Committee Announces 2,000-Person Rally at Gwanghwamun Square on Hangul Day

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[Asia Economy Reporter Song Seung-yoon] The conservative group 8·15 Emergency Response Committee, which had planned rallies on Liberation Day and National Foundation Day, has reported to the police that it will hold a rally with about 2,000 participants around Gwanghwamun Square on Hangul Day, October 9.

Choi In-sik, Secretary General of the 8·15 Emergency Response Committee, held a press conference in front of Jongno Police Station in Seoul on the afternoon of the 5th and stated, "Resisting the oppression of the Moon Jae-in administration can only be done through the freedom of assembly and association, which is why we are urgently reporting the rally for Hangul Day again."

The rally locations reported are the sidewalk and three lanes in front of the Gwanghwamun Kyobo Building, and the sidewalk and roadway of the park north of the Sejong Center for the Performing Arts, with 1,000 participants at each site.

The 8·15 Emergency Response Committee anticipated that the police would issue a ban notice, so they reported two locations, but they plan to hold the actual rally at only one site. They explained that they plan to secure space to place 1,000 chairs and hold the rally while complying with quarantine measures such as wearing masks and temperature checks.

Secretary General Choi also warned that if a ban notice is issued for the Hangul Day rally, they will once again seek judgment at the Seoul Administrative Court.

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