Seoul Police Agency "One Key Participant Investigated... Scheduled Attendance Investigation for Those Booked"

On the afternoon of the 3rd of this month, members of the Korean Confederation of Trade Unions (KCTU) held a nationwide workers' rally, occupying the road in Jongno 3-ga, Seoul, demanding a complete revision of the labor law. [Image source=Yonhap News]

[Asia Economy Reporter Jeong Dong-hoon] The police are accelerating their investigation into the Korean Confederation of Trade Unions (KCTU), which held a large-scale rally attended by over 8,000 people.

The Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency's July 3 Illegal Protest Investigation Headquarters announced on the 20th, "One key participant was questioned today at the Jongno Police Station in Seoul," adding, "Other suspects will be summoned for questioning sequentially."

The KCTU held a nationwide workers' rally with an estimated 8,000 participants (according to the organizers) around Jongno-gu, Seoul, on the 3rd of this month. After the rally, three participants tested positive for COVID-19. The Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency formed a special investigation unit of 52 members, led by the head of the investigation department, to begin the inquiry. The police have booked 23 organizers and key participants for violating the Assembly and Demonstration Act, general traffic obstruction, and the Infectious Disease Control and Prevention Act. Investigations are ongoing, including searches and seizures targeting some individuals such as Yang Kyung-soo, the chairman of the KCTU.

The Seoul Police stated, "We will promptly and strictly investigate illegal acts that endangered the lives and safety of the public by forcibly holding a large-scale illegal rally during a critical period of infectious disease spread, in accordance with the law and principles."

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