Chairperson Yang Kyung-soo and other leaders of the Korean Confederation of Trade Unions have been handed over to the prosecution on charges of leading an illegal assembly in downtown Seoul last year.
The Yongsan Police Station in Seoul announced on the 28th that Chairperson Yang, along with Commissioner Jo and Commissioner Lee, was sent to the Seoul Western District Prosecutor's Office without detention on the 21st on charges of violating the law on assemblies and demonstrations and obstructing general traffic.
On Dec. 12 last year, the Korean Confederation of Trade Unions held a "workers' citizens' meeting" to condemn the 12·3 state of emergency and demand the resignation of then-President Yoon Suk-yeol at Sejong-daero in Jung-gu, Seoul. Approximately 1,000 people participated in the meeting, according to unofficial police estimates.
Participants in the meeting attempted to march toward the Yongsan presidential office, but police blocked them citing the possibility of clashes with conservative groups. Some participants then crossed police barricades, occupied the roadway, and clashed with the police. They later held a meeting while occupying the roadway after breaking through police defenses near the presidential residence in Hannam-dong.
Chairperson Yang is under investigation for holding a meeting that exceeded the reported roadway limits during a rally calling for the impeachment of former President Yoon on Jan. 11 at the Namdaemun Police Station.