Police Identify 60 Participants Including KCTU Members in 'National Workers' Rally'... "All Summoned to Appear"

27 People Overlapped with Last Month's General Strike

On the afternoon of the 13th, members of the Korean Confederation of Trade Unions (KCTU) demanded a complete revision of the Labor Union Act and improvements in labor conditions at the National Workers' Rally held at the Heunginjimun intersection in Dongdaemun, Seoul.
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[Asia Economy Reporter Lee Gwan-joo] The Korean Confederation of Trade Unions (KCTU) held a nationwide workers' rally with 20,000 participants in downtown Seoul on the 13th, and the police have identified suspects for investigation and requested their attendance.

Choi Gwan-ho, Commissioner of the Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency, stated in a press briefing on the 22nd, "We have identified a total of 60 suspects through analysis of evidence related to the November 13 workers' rally."

Earlier, on the 20th of last month, when the KCTU held a general strike rally around Seodaemun Station intersection in Seoul, the police have been investigating 44 organizers and key participants to date. Among them, 21 have been booked, and 11 have completed their investigations.

After the nationwide workers' rally was held, the police expanded the existing 'October 20 Illegal Protest Investigation Unit' to 75 members and launched an investigation on charges including violations of the Assembly and Demonstration Act, general obstruction of traffic, and the Infectious Disease Control and Prevention Act.

Commissioner Choi explained, "There are 27 individuals who participated in both the general strike rally and the subsequent rally," adding, "We have requested the attendance of 14 organizers and key participants, and plan to request attendance from all remaining suspects today."

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