20 University Students Attempt to Enter Presidential Office, Detained... Chanting 'Kim Geon-hee Special Prosecutor' (Comprehensive)

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Members of the Korean University Students Progressive Union (Daejin-yeon), who had been calling for a special investigation into First Lady Kim Keon-hee, were detained by police on the 6th while attempting to enter the Presidential Office in Yongsan, Seoul.

Photo by Korean University Students Progressive Union YouTube capture

The Yongsan Police Station in Seoul arrested 20 Daejin-yeon members on the spot around 1:10 p.m. on charges including trespassing on a jointly used building.

Earlier, around 1 p.m., they gathered in front of the Yongsan Presidential Office, shouting slogans such as "Investigate Kim Keon-hee with a special prosecutor" and requested a meeting with the Presidential Office. They then attempted to enter the Presidential Office through checkpoints.

Eleven members crossed the checkpoint and entered, while nine were blocked in front of the checkpoint by the 101 Security Unit and military police, staging a sit-in protest before all were arrested. It was reported that the rally had not been notified in advance.

Daejin-yeon members strongly resisted arrest and continued a live broadcast on the transport bus, shouting slogans such as "Yoon Seok-yeol step down" and "Investigate Kim Keon-hee with a special prosecutor."

The police dispersed them to Yongsan, Mapo, Gwanak, and Songpa police stations and are investigating the circumstances and motives of the incident.

Last March, Daejin-yeon also illegally entered the U.S. military base in Yongsan to stage a surprise protest opposing the South Korea-U.S. joint military exercises.

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