KCTU Forces 'National Workers' Rally' in Dongdaemun... Police Begin Investigation of Organizers and Participants

On the afternoon of the 13th, members of the Korean Confederation of Trade Unions (KCTU) demanded comprehensive revision of the Labor Union Act and improvements in working conditions at the National Workers' Rally held at Heunginjimun Intersection in Dongdaemun, Seoul. [Image source=Yonhap News]

[Asia Economy Reporter Lee Gwan-ju] The Korean Confederation of Trade Unions (KCTU) held a nationwide workers' rally in the Dongdaemun area of Seoul on the 13th despite a prohibition notice, prompting the police to launch a full-scale investigation.

The Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency announced on the same day, "We have begun an investigation into the organizers and key participants who forcibly held a large-scale illegal assembly."

Since the KCTU held a general strike rally in the Seodaemun area on the 20th of last month, the police have expanded the personnel of the '10.20 Illegal Protest Investigation Headquarters' from the original 67 to a total of 75 by adding the police station responsible for the recent rally.

Furthermore, the police plan to conduct a stricter investigation into key participants confirmed to have attended multiple illegal assemblies in the city center in July and October.

A police official explained, "We plan to summon not only the organizers of the illegal assembly but also key participants responsible for illegal acts, applying charges such as violation of the Assembly and Demonstration Act, obstruction of general traffic, and violation of the Infectious Disease Control and Prevention Act."

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