Democratic Labor Union Official Sent to Prosecution on Charges of Leading Illegal Urban Demonstrations

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[Asia Economy Reporter Gong Byung-sun] Yoon Taek-geun, Senior Vice Chairman of the National Democratic Labor Federation (Minju-nochong), who is accused of leading illegal rallies in downtown Seoul last year, has been handed over to the prosecution.

According to the police on the 11th, the Jongno Police Station in Seoul sent Senior Vice Chairman Yoon to the Seoul Central District Prosecutors' Office on the previous day around 8 a.m., on charges of violating the Assembly and Demonstration Act, Infectious Disease Control and Prevention Act, and general traffic obstruction. Senior Vice Chairman Yoon was previously detained on the 4th due to concerns over evidence destruction and flight risk.

Minju-nochong held rallies with about 20,000 participants in the Jongno-gu and Seodaemun-gu areas of Seoul in October and November last year. At that time, the maximum number of attendees allowed at rallies was restricted to 499 and 299 respectively, according to quarantine guidelines.

Senior Vice Chairman Yoon is accused of leading a general strike near Seodaemun Station intersection in Seoul on October 20 last year. At that time, Yang Kyung-soo, Chairman of Minju-nochong, was detained on charges of leading illegal rallies.

The police plan to send other Minju-nochong officials who were booked on charges of holding illegal rallies to the prosecution as well.

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