Eight Daejinyeon Members Arrested for Attempting to Enter U.S. Embassy in Seoul

Surprise Rally

Arrested on Charges of Violating the Assembly and Demonstration Act

Members of the Korean University Students Progressive Union (Daijin-yeon) were apprehended by police while attempting to enter the U.S. Embassy in Korea.

The Jongno Police Station in Seoul announced on May 7 that it had arrested eight Daijin-yeon members in the act on charges of violating the Assembly and Demonstration Act.

On the 7th, members of the Korean University Students Progressive Union (Daijin-yeon), who were detained while attempting to enter the U.S. Embassy in Jongno-gu, Seoul, shout slogans inside a police escort vehicle. Daijin-yeon YouTube

According to police, at around 12:00 p.m. that day, these individuals held an unreported rally on the sidewalk in front of the main gate of the U.S. Embassy in Jongno-gu, Seoul, and attempted to enter the embassy.

At the time, Daijin-yeon was reportedly holding a rally to condemn statements made by U.S. Forces Korea Commander Xavier Brunson regarding wartime operational control.

The police stated, "We will investigate the exact circumstances."

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