Police Refer Kim Seui Without Detention for 'Unreported Rally'

Suspected Violation of the Assembly and Demonstration Act

Kim Seui, CEO of Garosero Research Institute (Gaseyeon), has been referred to the prosecution on charges of holding an unreported nighttime rally in front of a police station, calling for the release of former Korea Communications Commission Chairwoman Lee Jinsook.

The Yeongdeungpo Police Station in Seoul announced on the 15th that Kim and other participants of the rally have been referred without detention for violating the Assembly and Demonstration Act.

Office view of Garosero Research Institute (Gaseyeon) in Gangnam-gu, Seoul. Photo by Yonhap News Agency

According to the police, Kim and others are accused of holding a rally using microphones without prior notification in front of the main gate of Yeongdeungpo Police Station in Seoul at around 9 p.m. on October 2 last year, during the Chuseok holiday.

At that time, former Chairwoman Lee was detained at Yeongdeungpo Police Station. Some of the participants reportedly chanted slogans such as "Lee Jinsook, stay strong."

The police determined that, although the rally appeared to take the form of a press conference, it was in fact an unreported rally or demonstration.

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