Police Notify 8·15 Emergency Committee of Ban on Sunday Gwanghwamun Worship Rally with 1,000 Participants

Choi In-sik, Secretary General of the August 15 Emergency Response Committee, is entering the civil complaints office at Jongno Police Station in Seoul on the afternoon of the 13th to submit a rally notification form. On this day, the August 15 Emergency Response Committee reported urban rallies with 1,000 participants scheduled for the 18th and 25th.
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[Asia Economy Reporter Lee Gwan-ju] Regarding the 8·15 Emergency Response Committee (Bidae-wi) notifying that they would hold an outdoor worship service for 1,000 people around Gwanghwamun Square in Seoul on the 18th and 25th of this month, the police have issued a prohibition notice on the assembly.

According to the police on the 15th, the Jongno Police Station in Seoul delivered the assembly prohibition notice to Bidae-wi the day before. Since the Seoul Metropolitan Government's administrative order banning assemblies remains in effect, this appears to have been done to prevent the spread of infectious diseases.

After the adjustment to social distancing level 1, Seoul's criteria for banning assemblies changed from gatherings of 10 or more people to 100 or more people, but the ban on assemblies in downtown areas by local governments continues. This includes Jongno-gu and Jung-gu in Seoul.

Bidae-wi had previously notified the police that they would install 1,000 chairs and hold worship services on a 400-meter section including the north sidewalk of Sejong Center for the Performing Arts and three lanes of the road.

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