Police Conduct Search and Seizure at Korean Confederation of Trade Unions and Federation of Korean Trade Unions Offices over 'Illegal Activities at Construction Sites' (Update)

The police have conducted raids on the offices of the Korean Confederation of Trade Unions (KCTU) and the Federation of Korean Trade Unions (FKTU) to investigate illegal activities at construction sites.

On the 19th, the Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency's Violent Crime Investigation Unit announced that from around 8:10 a.m. that day, they were carrying out searches at eight offices of the KCTU and FKTU. The police reportedly secured evidence from offices of construction labor unions in the metropolitan area, including the KCTU's Seoul-Gyeonggi Northern Branch.

The police are known to have launched the investigation based on the belief that the KCTU and FKTU are connected to illegal activities at construction sites. The day before, the Korea Land and Housing Corporation (LH) announced that a comprehensive investigation had confirmed a total of 270 cases of illegal activities at construction sites. Additionally, on December 30 last year, Police Commissioner Yoon Hee-geun stated in his New Year's address, "Collective illegal activities at construction sites remain a serious problem," and added, "We will no longer tolerate sites stained by illegality and disorder."

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