Police Demand Attendance from Minju No Chong Chairman Yang Kyung-soo and Others over 'Illegal Assembly'
Allegations of Violations of the Assembly and Demonstration Act and the Infectious Disease Prevention Act
Democratic Labor Union members are holding a resolution rally of the Democratic Labor Union for "Labor Rights Without Discrimination and Securing Quality Jobs" at Jongmyo Park in Seoul on the 13th. Photo by Hyunmin Kim kimhyun81@
View original image[Asia Economy Reporter Jang Sehee] The police have launched a full-scale investigation into Yang Kyung-soo, chairman of the Korean Confederation of Trade Unions (KCTU), and other related figures on charges of leading a large-scale illegal rally in downtown Seoul on the 13th.
The Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency's Illegal Demonstration Investigation Headquarters requested the appearance of Chairman Yang and about 10 KCTU officials the day before on charges of violating the Assembly and Demonstration Act and the Infectious Disease Control and Prevention Act.
The police requested the attendance of key participants such as the rally organizers and speakers, and plan to increase the number of those required to appear as illegal activities are confirmed.
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On the 13th, the KCTU held an unreported rally with an estimated 6,000 participants, according to police, at Jongmyo Park in Jongno-gu, Seoul. They demanded guarantees of labor rights without discrimination, safe workplaces, quality jobs, opposition to selective labor systems, opposition to differential application of minimum wage, and the eradication of inequality and polarization.
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