8.15 Emergency Committee "Outdoor Worship on the 18th Canceled"

Choi In-sik, Secretary General of the August 15 Emergency Response Committee [Photo by Yonhap News]

[Asia Economy Reporter Jeong Dong-hoon] The 8.15 Citizens' Emergency Response Committee (Emergency Committee), which announced plans to hold an outdoor worship service on Sunday in Gwanghwamun, Seoul, has decided to cancel the event scheduled for the 18th.

The Emergency Committee stated, "We will only file a request for suspension of the prohibition order on the 25th worship service today at the Seoul Administrative Court," adding, "We judged that it would be difficult for the court to hear the case in time for the 18th, so we decided to cancel the event." Previously, the Emergency Committee had reported plans to hold a worship service with 1,000 chairs placed on the north sidewalk and road of Sejong Center for the Performing Arts but was prohibited from doing so.

However, another conservative group, the Liberty Solidarity, plans to hold a rally with about 90 participants on the 17th in front of the Hyundai Shipbuilding Building in Jongno-gu and march toward the Blue House.

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