Gangwon Police Arrest 3 Members of Minnochoeng Gangwon Construction Union on Charges of 'Obstruction of Business'

Police, "Blocking Construction Equipment and Non-Union Members' Access... Strict Response to Illegal Activities"

[Asia Economy Reporter La Young-chul] On the 8th, the Gangwon Provincial Police Agency arrested three union members on charges of obstruction of business in connection with the "Workers' Right to Survival Resolution Rally" hosted by the Korean Confederation of Trade Unions Gangwon Construction Union, detaining them as caught in the act.

According to the Gangwon Provincial Police Agency, from the 4th, every dawn, about 150 to 200 union members held rallies at the entrance to construction sites within the corporate city, obstructing construction by blocking construction equipment and non-union workers' access.

Accordingly, police forces were deployed that day and arrested three union members who did not comply with the dispersal procedures of the rally.

The Gangwon Police stated, "We will continue to guarantee lawful assemblies, but will strictly respond by thoroughly pursuing and prosecuting without exception illegal assemblies, including violence and obstruction of business."

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