Police Investigate Gangnam Nightclub for 'Late-Night Irregular Operations' (Comprehensive)

[Asia Economy Reporter Lee Jung-yoon] The police are investigating the owner and customers of a nightlife bar in Gangnam-gu, Seoul, who were caught twice for operating irregularly late at night in violation of a gathering restriction order.

According to the police on the 14th, the Gangnam Police Station in Seoul is investigating a case in which Gangnam-gu reported on the 12th the owner, employees, and 98 customers of a nightlife bar in Yeoksam-dong for violating the administrative order prohibiting gatherings (violation of the Infectious Disease Prevention and Control Act).

They are accused of operating and using the bar past the business restriction time of 10 p.m. on the 30th of last month. At that time, the police responded to a report that "the bar was still operating" after 11 p.m. and caught them. The bar had already been under a 10-day gathering ban administrative order after being caught operating past 10 p.m. on the 24th of last month.

On the 13th at 11:51 p.m., the Songpa Police Station responded to a report that "a bar was operating" and caught 22 people, including a 60-year-old owner and 21 customers, at an underground nightlife bar in Bangi-dong, Songpa-gu, for violating the Infectious Disease Prevention Act. The police entered through a side door instead of the locked main entrance to uncover the illegal operation.

Earlier, from the 12th of this month, as the risk of the '4th wave' increased, the government basically prohibited gatherings at nightlife facilities in the metropolitan area and Busan, which are under Level 2 'Social Distancing' measures.

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