Over 30 Caught Violating Quarantine Rules and Operating Illegally at PC Rooms and Hold'em Pubs in Gangnam Area

[Asia Economy Reporter Lee Jung-yoon] Businesses that violated quarantine rules and operated illegally were caught by the police.

According to the police on the 10th, the Songpa Police Station in Seoul caught a 40-year-old business owner, Mr. A, and 23 customers at an underground PC room in Garak-dong, Songpa-gu, for violating the Infectious Disease Control and Prevention Act at around 12:57 a.m. that day.

Mr. A initially refused to respond to the crackdown with the door locked but opened it voluntarily around 1:40 a.m., and police along with Songpa-gu officials caught customers hiding inside the darkened PC room.

The Gangnam Police Station also cracked down on a Hold'em pub in Yeoksam-dong, Gangnam-gu, at around 9:10 p.m. the previous day, apprehending a total of eight people including one business owner, one employee, and six customers.

It was confirmed that the establishment was caught by Gangnam-gu officials conducting an on-site inspection. Hold'em pubs, which are pubs where people enjoy card games while drinking, are prohibited from operating under social distancing level 4 as they are classified as gathering-ban businesses.

Gangnam Police Station plans to apply charges of violating the Infectious Disease Control and Prevention Act to the business owner and customers who violated the gathering restriction of three or more people and will request administrative action against the establishment from the district office.

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