Seoul Central District Court Issues Arrest Warrant for Yang Kyung-soo, Chairman of Minnochoong

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[Asia Economy Reporter Jeong Dong-hoon] A detention warrant has been issued for Yang Kyung-soo, chairman of the Korean Confederation of Trade Unions (KCTU), who was booked on charges of leading a series of large-scale rallies in violation of quarantine guidelines in downtown Seoul.

According to the legal community on the 14th, the Seoul Central District Court issued a detention warrant for Chairman Yang the day before. Yang is accused of leading several illegal protests in downtown Seoul from May to July this year (violations of the Assembly and Demonstration Act and the Infectious Disease Control and Prevention Act, among others).

In response, the police comprehensively reviewed the seriousness of the crime and the risk of recidivism and applied for a pre-trial detention warrant for Chairman Yang, and the prosecution requested the warrant from the court.

Chairman Yang voluntarily appeared at Jongno Police Station on the 4th of this month and was investigated for about 5 hours and 30 minutes. The Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency's July 3 Illegal Protest Investigation Headquarters completed summons investigations of 23 people booked on charges including violations of the Assembly and Demonstration Act and the Infectious Disease Control and Prevention Act.

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