Police Send Four Delivery Union Members Who Occupied Yi Sun-sin Statue to Prosecutors

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[Asia Economy Reporter Gong Byung-sun] The police have handed over four members of the Korean Delivery Workers' Union (Delivery Union), affiliated with the Korean Confederation of Trade Unions, who occupied the Admiral Yi Sun-sin statue in Gwanghwamun Square, Seoul, during a protest, to the prosecution.

According to the police on the 28th, the Jongno Police Station in Seoul announced that on the 21st, it sent four Delivery Union members to the prosecution without detention on charges of violating the Assembly and Demonstration Act.

On the 22nd of last month, they were arrested in flagrante delicto for occupying the Admiral Yi Sun-sin statue and staging a surprise protest during the demonstration at Gwanghwamun Square. Among them, two climbed onto the pedestal of the Admiral Yi Sun-sin statue and held a banner that read, "Stop killing us! CJ Logistics, come to the negotiation table immediately." The other two reportedly shouted slogans beneath the statue.

The Delivery Union began a strike on December 28 last year, urging the implementation of a social agreement related to improving the treatment of delivery workers. During this process, Jin Kyung-ho, the chairman of the Delivery Union, even conducted a hunger strike, abstaining from both water and salt.

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