Representative of Jeonjangyeon Arrested in the Act for Elevator Malfunction at Subway Station

1 Night 2 Days Rally One Day Before Disabled Persons' Day

Lee Gyusik, co-representative of the National Solidarity Against Disability Discrimination (Jeonjangyeon), was arrested on the spot for damaging an elevator at a subway station.

The Hyehwa Police Station in Seoul announced on the 19th that Lee was taken into custody on charges of special property damage. According to the police, Lee is accused of deliberately hitting the elevator going up to the ground level twice with his electric wheelchair at the Hyehwa Station elevator on Seoul Subway Line 4 around 8:30 p.m., causing it to malfunction.

The April 20 Joint Struggle Group Against Disability Discrimination (Joint Struggle Group), composed of disability organizations including Jeonjangyeon to which Lee belongs, began a 1-night, 2-day rally from 8 a.m. on the 20th in observance of Disability Day. They demanded the prompt passage of the Disability Rights Guarantee Act, the Disability Deinstitutionalization Support Act, the Lifelong Education Act for Persons with Disabilities, and the Special Act on Labor Rights Protection for Persons with Severe Disabilities, as well as the restoration of the Seoul Metropolitan Government’s budget for customized public jobs for persons with severe disabilities.

The Joint Struggle Group announced that after camping overnight in front of the Hyehwa Station ticket gate that night, they would hold subway protests at Seoul City Hall Station at 8 a.m. on the 20th.

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