Four Construction Union Members Referred to Prosecution for 'Damaging Safety Fence' at Labor Day Rally
Four members of the Construction Union of the Korean Confederation of Trade Unions (KCTU) who damaged safety fences during the Labor Day rally were sent to the prosecution.
On May 1st, International Workers' Day, the Korean Confederation of Trade Unions (KCTU) is holding a global labor day rally on Sejong-daero in Seoul. The event, themed around labor rights without discrimination and securing quality jobs, is taking place simultaneously in 16 regions nationwide, including Seoul. Photo by Moon Honam munonam@
View original imageAccording to the police on the 14th, the Yongsan Police Station in Seoul sent four members of the KCTU Construction Union to the prosecution without detention on charges of violating the Assembly and Demonstration Act the previous day.
They participated in the 'May 1st General Strike World Labor Day Rally' held in downtown Seoul on the 1st of last month and were arrested on the spot for breaking safety fences and assaulting police officers who tried to stop them during the closing rally in front of the Samgakji Police Box in Yongsan-gu, Seoul.
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The police did not apply assault charges to them. However, they judged that damaging the fences constituted an act of damaging order maintenance lines under the Assembly and Demonstration Act.
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