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On the 3rd, the first day, due to concerns about the spread of the new coronavirus infection (Corona 19), meetings and demonstrations of some conservative groups were banned. However, the police set up checkpoints at various locations in Seoul, including Gwanghwamun Square. It is a ‘harvest lock operation’ to block the situation where the assembly is caught off guard.
Police are setting up checkpoints on 90 access roads in central Seoul and inspecting vehicles to avoid unexpected and illegal gatherings in advance. There are three checkpoints at the Seoul border, Hangang Bridge and downtown Seoul. Starting at 9:10 am on the same day, the subway passes Gwanghwamun Station on Line 5, City Hall Station on Line 1 and 2 and Gyeongbokgung Station on Line 3 without stopping. As there are traffic controls, buses passing through this area also deviate from the planned route and fences and barriers have been installed around Gwanghwamun Square. In addition, the route to the square was blocked and control was strengthened even on every street that the traffic light crosses.
As the entire area of Gwanghwamun Square was controlled, citizens passing through this area were bound to experience inconvenience. On the roads around the plaza, the police were deployed in each zone to verify the purpose of each passing citizen’s visit. Some citizens complained that there was confusion about control.
Earlier, some conservative groups announced that press conferences and one-man protests would continue in Gwanghwamun Square when the court decided to ban the assembly. The police are responding at 1 pm in front of the Kyobo bookstore near Gwanghwamun Square, fearing the possibility of an individual protest turning into a large-scale assembly. I’m going to continue. At a press conference that day, they plan to read the message from Jeon Kwang-hoon, senior pastor of Sarangjeil Church, who is in prison.
At 2 pm, 10 organizations, including the Guards Committee on August 15, will hold a press conference in front of the statue of Admiral Yi Sun-sin in Gwanghwamun Square.
‘National Action for a New Korea’ (New Korea) predicted a vehicle rally that would depart from Gueundari Station in Gangdong-gu, Seoul and arrive at the Gangdong Public Garage at 2pm. The ‘Korean Patriotic Patrol Team’ also plans to hold a vehicle demonstration starting at noon on this day from the Umyeonsan Tunnel and arriving in front of the apartment in Gwangjin-gu, where the home of Justice Minister Chu Mi-ae is located. .
Wooyeol Yoon, Reporter for Donga.com [email protected]
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