Seoul to Sue Organizer of Mass Anti-Government Rallies for 4.6 Billion Won

It looks like the Korean government in addition to using libel laws, will now sue the organizers of anti-government rallies:

Thousands of people take part in an anti-government rally in central Seoul on Aug. 15, 2020. (Yonhap)

The Seoul city government said Friday it plans to file a 4.6 billion-won (US$3.9 million) compensation suit against a pastor blamed for worsening the new coronavirus outbreak here by holding mass rallies in central Seoul.

Despite warnings against holding mass rallies, Jun Kwang-hoon, who pastors Sarang Jeil Church in northern Seoul, is suspected of leading anti-government protests in central Seoul in mid-August that thousands of people attended. Jun, himself, later tested positive.

Yonhap

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setnaffa
setnaffa
4 years ago

Wow. That’s totally not how a repressive communist government would behave.

Must have caused tens of thousands of new hospitalizations and thousands of new deaths, eh?

Oh. Wait. Those numbers haven’t been released, just claims about a spike in new infections…

Nevermind.

johnhenry
johnhenry
4 years ago

Ruth, why should I believe you are a full-time college student when your English skills are appalling?

setnaffa
setnaffa
4 years ago

johnhenry, she was probably a graduate of the Junior Woods Speed Eating Course, where she learnt ta increase her eatin’ speed and eatin’ retention in only 16 weeks…

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