Hundreds of people gathered at Ki-wan Baek’s ceremony… “Government quarantine will, I laugh in vain” [영상]

The Seoul Metropolitan Government is reviewing charges for violating the Infectious Disease Prevention Act in relation to the late Paik Ki-wan, head of the Institute for Unification Studies held at the Seoul Plaza in front of Jung-gu City Hall on the 19th.

After the ceremony, Seoul’s general affairs manager Kim Hyeok said in a call with the JoongAng Ilbo that “we are reviewing various data to confirm violations of the infectious disease prevention method.” “I will decide how to take action as soon as the review is over.” According to the Seoul Metropolitan Government, data collected at the ceremony are being analyzed, and in order to seriously cope with it, a method of prosecuting charges for violating the Infectious Disease Prevention Act is being actively considered.

On this day, at the Seoul Plaza, the ceremony for Director Baek’s ceremony was strictly followed for an hour from 11:30 am. The’Nonamegi World’s teacher Ki-wan Baek’s funeral committee (funeral committee)’ arrived at Seoul Plaza through Daehak-ro, Jongno Street, and Bosingak, which are the places of Noje, after having a ceremony at Seoul National University Hospital in Yeongeon-dong, Jongno-gu, Seoul.

Hundreds of mourners surrounded the chairs placed in front of the stage. Gyeonggi Gyeonggi Governor Lee Jae-myeong and Justice Party lawmaker Shim Sang-jeong attended the ceremony, and the ceremony ended at around 1:30 pm.

At the time of re-proliferation of the novel coronavirus infection (Corona 19), some voices of criticism have also been voiced regarding the gathering of hundreds of people to hold a ceremony. On this day, a citizen climbed onto a vehicle at the site and protested, saying, “We do not observe the quarantine rules and hold a ceremony.”

Articles announcing the news of the ceremony include “I couldn’t easily go to the malls close to people due to the limited number of people at the funeral hall. Negative comments such as “Is the ban on meetings released?” and “I’m a wedding a month later, but if you say anything at that time, I’ll get rid of it.”

The city of Seoul decided to impose compensation for the incense burner installed by the funeral committee on the afternoon of the previous day. This reimbursement is not related to the violation of the Infectious Disease Prevention Act, as a measure against unauthorized occupancy due to the installation of illegal facilities.

On the 18th, Congressman Ha Tae-kyung of People’s Power said on Facebook on the 18th, “The imposition of compensation is making noise like a great measure. It is not a compulsory quarantine measure,” he criticized, saying, “Because the city of Seoul broke the quarantine principle and built the Park Won-soon incense in Seoul Plaza, other quarantine measures cannot be taken.”

Earlier this morning, during the Corona 19 briefing, manager Kim Hyeok asked the Seoul city’s position on the ceremony. “The number of confirmed coronavirus patients was 35 nationwide and 6 Seoul city at the time of the installation of the late Mayor Park Won-soon. “It is a very severe situation as the number of people and small businessmen are also limited.”

“I am very sorry for the situation where an incense burner is arbitrarily installed in Seoul Plaza, which restricts its use to prevent the spread of corona, and the ceremony is held.” “The ban on gatherings of more than 100 people should be observed and quarantine I will check closely to ensure that the rules are followed.”

The police control some lanes for the Ungu procession. “The Act on Assembly and Demonstration (Assembly Act) does not apply the existing regulations (prohibition of assembly of 10 or more people) for ceremonial occasions and border events. It does not correspond to” he said.

As the ritual event is not a rally, it is not subject to the ban on assembly of 10 or more people, but it means that the ban on gatherings of 100 or more, which is a social distancing rule, must be observed.

Health authorities avoided an immediate answer to whether or not the quarantine rules were violated. An official from the health authorities replied, “We know that the city is under consideration as a matter to be investigated and judged by the city of the local government.”

Reporter Eunkyung Choi [email protected]