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While conservative groups have announced a “ vehicle rally ” to circumvent the government’s ban on holding large-scale gatherings on the first day of the year to prevent the spread of Corona 19, the police also plan to vigorously punish the assemblies. using vehicles because they believe there are illegal items.
On the 26th, an official from the National Police Agency announced that in the case of a large-scale assembly using a vehicle in central Seoul, punishment can be applied for violating the Road Traffic Law.
This official mentioned Article 46 (Prohibition of Joint Dangerous Activities), Paragraph 1 of the Road Traffic Law as one of the legal bases for which vehicle demonstrations could be illegal.
The article states that “ drivers of cars, etc., must not cause harm to others or cause traffic hazards while two or more people pass two or more cars, etc. together on the road lined up back and forth. or side to side without a justifiable reason. ‘
A police officer said: “In the event that several vehicles travel slowly from one side to another or cause danger to other vehicles, etc., they are subject to criminal charges.” If they are arrested by this law, the license is revoked and if they are subject to criminal charges, 40 points are awarded. The license is suspended. “
According to article 93 of the Road Traffic Law, the official said that even if a participant in the protest rapes a policeman, etc., who performs traffic control functions, punishment is possible, and if punished, the license can be suspended or canceled depending on the sanction.
In addition, he explained that if the police did not comply three or more times with the illegal parking / stop motion order or the safe driving instruction, he could receive 40 demerit points, however, it was possible to suspend the license and cancel if the criterion of cancellation exceeded 121 points adding other penalties.
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The conservative group, which held a large-scale demonstration in the Gwanghwamun area on Liberation Day, reported that it held a demonstration in central Seoul including on Gaecheon Day, but received a ban from the government. Consequently, some conservative groups filed a lawsuit for a temporary injunction against the notification of the ban to the court and again reported that they would hold a demonstration using a vehicle instead of face-to-face.
Among them, the ‘National Movement for a New Korea’ (New Korea) did not hold a face-to-face assembly, but police said they would march with 200 vehicles from the Yeouido National Federation of Entrepreneurs through Gwanghwamun Square to the Police Station. from Seocho from 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. Reported.
Consequently, the police announced a policy of prohibiting large-scale vehicle demonstrations, such as face-to-face assembly, because there is a risk of spread of Corona 19 infection during the preparation and dissolution process, and there is a high risk of serious vehicle traffic disturbances and traffic accidents.
Police Commissioner Kim Chang-ryong said in a video conference with the national command team on the 25th. · We will take all general measures against the object, ”he warned.
The National Police Agency is scheduled to hold a countermeasures meeting on the afternoon of the 28th, chaired by Commissioner Kim.
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