▲ Homeplus labor union members protesting near the Blue House
Police are investigating concerns over potential damage to cultural heritage caused by protest structures installed in front of the Gyeongbokgung Palace wall near the Blue House Sarangchae.
The Seoul Jongno Police Station announced today (June 15) that it has booked officials from four organizations—the Korean Public Service and Transport Workers' Union, the Solidarity for Victims of Conglomerate Abuse, the Homeplus Labor Union, and the National Health Insurance Labor Union—on charges of violating the Cultural Heritage Protection Act.
The investigation follows a complaint filed by the Gyeongbokgung Management Office, under the Korea Heritage Service, which alleged that the protest structures were placed directly against the palace wall, posing a risk of damage to the cultural heritage site.
The police plan to examine evidence, including photographs from the scene, to determine whether the structures pose a threat to the preservation of the Gyeongbokgung wall before forwarding the case to the prosecution.
(Photo: Yonhap News)
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