Jeonjangyeon files human rights complaint against Oh Se-hoon and Hyehwa Station chief: "Transit Corporation staff blocked movement"

The National Solidarity for the Elimination of Discrimination against Persons with Disabilities (Jeonjangyeon) filed a complaint with the National Human Rights Commission of Korea (NHRCK) against Seoul Mayor Oh Se-hoon, Hyehwa Station Manager, and the President of Seoul Metro, accusing them of deliberately obstructing the movement of disabled activists.

Park Kyung-seok, the representative of the National Solidarity for the Elimination of Discrimination against Persons with Disabilities (Jeonjangyeon), is throwing a chrysanthemum flower after being prevented from boarding the subway during a boarding protest at Gwanghwamun Station on Seoul Subway Line 5 on the 21st of last month.
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On the 8th, Jeonjangyeon held a press conference at the Euljiro 3-ga Station platform on Seoul Subway Line 2, claiming, "On the 3rd, at Hyehwa Station, Seoul Metro employees blocked the activists' movement for about 15 minutes, insisting on verifying their identities to impose fines."

They also stated, "Although the police requested the release of the detainees, Seoul Metro refused," adding, "This is a threatening act without legal basis and an excessive demand for personal information."

Seoul Metro stated that they only prepared an investigation confirmation for the activist who placed promotional stickers on the Hyehwa Station platform and requested identification, denying that there was any detention.

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