'Forcible Urban Illegal Rally' Yang Kyung-soo, Chairman of the Korean Confederation of Trade Unions, to Undergo Warrant Hearing Tomorrow

Yang Kyung-soo, Chairman of the Korean Confederation of Trade Unions / Photo by Jin-hyung Kang aymsdream@

[Asia Economy Reporter Seongpil Jo] The pre-trial detention hearing for Yang Kyung-soo, chairman of the National Democratic Labor Confederation (Minju Chong), who is accused of holding a large-scale rally in violation of quarantine guidelines in downtown Seoul, will be held on the 11th.

Moon Seong-gwan, the chief judge in charge of warrants at the Seoul Central District Court, will hold the detention hearing for Chairman Yang, who is charged with violating the Assembly and Demonstration Act, and examine the necessity of detention. The decision on whether to issue the arrest warrant is expected to be made as early as late afternoon on the same day.

Earlier, the Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency's July 3 Illegal Rally Investigation Headquarters applied for a pre-arrest warrant for Chairman Yang on the 6th, accusing him of leading a large-scale nationwide workers' rally around Jongno, Seoul. It is reported that the police also included charges of violating the Assembly and Demonstration Act related to rallies hosted by Minju Chong held in May and June of this year, including the workers' rally on the 3rd of last month, in the warrant application.

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