8·15 Emergency Committee Files Injunction Request Against Ban on 'Hangul Day Rally'

Choi In-sik, Secretary General of the August 15 Emergency Measures Committee, is answering reporters' questions on the 7th at the Seoul Administrative Court before applying for a suspension of the enforcement of the ban on the Hangul Day rally.
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[Asia Economy Reporter Lee Gwan-joo] A conservative group that announced plans to hold a rally with 2,000 participants around Gwanghwamun in Seoul on Hangeul Day has filed a suspension of execution application with the court regarding the police's prohibition notice on the rally.

The August 15 Emergency Countermeasures Committee (ECC) announced on the 7th that it had filed a suspension of execution application with the Seoul Administrative Court against the outdoor rally ban imposed by the Seoul Metropolitan Government and the police.

The ECC had previously reported rallies for 1,000 people each at two locations: the sidewalk and three lanes in front of the Kyobo Building in Gwanghwamun, and the sidewalk and roadway of the park north of the Sejong Center for the Performing Arts. However, the police prohibited all rallies based on the administrative order from health authorities banning gatherings of more than 10 people.

In the suspension of execution application, the ECC argued, "The rally at Gwanghwamun Square, which is safer than indoors, has been indefinitely and unconditionally banned," and "The constitutional right to freedom of assembly and association is being seriously infringed."

They added, "Despite there being sufficient ways to ensure safety by wearing masks, maintaining a 1-meter distance, and measuring body temperature to harmoniously guarantee basic rights, the complete ban on rallies constitutes excessive prohibition and violates the principle of equity, resulting in human rights infringement."

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