On the afternoon of the 26th, a vehicle demonstration is blocked by the police on the road near Yeouido Station in Seoul, demanding the legislation of the Severe Disaster Act, the ban on dismissal of non-regular workers, and the reinstatement of Kim Jin-suk, the leader of the Busan Headquarters of the KCTU. yunhap news
“Isn’t it the Moon Jae-in administration right now? Even in the days of Park Geun-hye, I had never stopped it like this. What martial law situation is now.”
On the 26th, when the number of new coronavirus infections (Corona 19) recorded 1132, the labor organization that had foreshadowed the demonstration by urging the enactment of the Severe Accident Corporate Punishment Act held a press conference in front of the FKI Center in Yeouido, Seoul, and strongly charged the government. Despite the police’s notice of banning the assembly, they mobilized 240 vehicles from 2 p.m. on the same day and carried out a large-scale vehicle march in downtown Seoul.
Massive vehicle demonstrations are enforced in the city
On the afternoon of the 26th, a vehicle demonstration is blocked by the police on the road near Yeouido Station in Seoul, demanding the legislation of the Severe Disaster Act, the ban on dismissal of non-regular workers, and the reinstatement of Kim Jin-suk, the leader of the Busan Headquarters of the KCTU. yunhap news
On the 26th, the “240 Hope Vehicles Preparatory Committee to save lives and stop deaths,” consisting of a joint action for non-regular workers and Kim Jin-sook’s Hope Bus Planning Group, marched on vehicles by encouraging the legislation of the Severe Disaster Act, the ban on dismissal of irregular workers, and the reinstatement of the leader of the Busan Headquarters of the KCTU The protest was conducted.
At a press conference before the start of the march, an official from the Preparatory Committee said, “Every year, 2,400 workers go to work and cannot return home, but the government and the National Assembly are conscious of chaebols and companies.” “We want to urge our request safely with the vehicle of hope for the enactment of a serious disaster law against the government and the National Assembly.”
Quarantine authorities banned concerns about corona spread
On the afternoon of the 26th, the organizer is holding a press conference in front of the National Federation of Businessmen in Yeouido, Seoul, where the ‘240 Vehicles of Hope March to Save Life and Stop Dismissal’ will be held. Reporter Garam Lee
Previously, the police notified the ban on the assembly in consideration of the increasing number of corona19 confirmed cases. However, the preparatory committee pushed forward, sticking to the position that “the protests at the level of common sense should be recognized as it is a thorough non-face-to-face method.” They voluntarily proposed to comply with ▶ a non-face-to-face method in which passengers do not get out of the car ▶ maintain a vehicle gap of more than 100m ▶ maintain 50 km/h and proceed without stopping.
On the other hand, an official from the Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency said, “The place to report the assembly includes areas that are prohibited in accordance with the Assembly and Prevention Act and the notice of the quarantine authorities,” and “It is judged that the risk of spreading Corona 19 through unspecified number of contacts from the preparation process to the end of the assembly is very high. I said. The Seoul Metropolitan Government, which raised the social distancing in the metropolitan area to the second stage, completely banned the assembly of 10 or more people, and issued a ban on this assembly.
Traffic congestion caused by a collision with the police
Vehicles that participated in the demonstration passed the front door of the National Assembly with stickers on the vehicle with the words “enactment of the Act on Properly Enacted Punishment Act for Serious Accidents,” “Prohibition of Dismissal” and “Reinstatement of Kim Jin-sook”, and hired LG Twin Tower, Hanjin Heavy Industries Headquarters, and Seoul. It is scheduled to march to the Blue House through the Labor Administration. An official from the preparatory committee said, “We will strictly observe the quarantine and proceed safely with the march.” “The recent march of the Hope Vehicles held in Busan was conducted safely without any problems in a non-face-to-face manner.”
Before the start of the vehicle march on this day, the police surrounded the road near the FKI Hall with police buses, built a wall, and operated a checkpoint in Yeouido, blocking the assembly and passage of vehicles. In the area around Yeouido on this day, traffic congestion occurred as a result of a riot with the police when vehicles with flags and stickers on them were blocked at checkpoints.
Reporter Garam Lee [email protected]