PHOTOS: Activists rally ahead of opening ceremony of National Assembly

SEOUL, June 4 (AJU PRESS) - Civic and labor activists held a series of press conferences in front of the National Assembly in Yeouido, Seoul, on Tuesday.

They included the South Korean Coalition for Anti-discrimination, People's Solidarity for Participatory Democracy and Korean Public Transport Workers' Union.

They demanded various legislative measures one day before the opening ceremony of the 22nd National Assembly, including the enactment of an anti-discrimination law and an independent counsel investigation into suspicions surrounding a Marine’s death during a flood rescue mission last July.

Ahead of 22nd national assembly opening Korean Public Social Services and Transport Workers Union members are posting their demands on a wall poster at Yeoui-do Seoul on June 4 2024 AJU PRESS Park Jong-hyeok — Korean Public & Social Services and Transport Workers' Union members post their demands on a poster in front of the National Assembly in Seoul, on June 4, 2024. AJU PRESS Park Jong-hyeok

An activist holds a placard about the Corp Chaes case at Yeoui-do Seoul on June 4 2024 AJU PRESS Park Jong-hyeok — Activists hold protest signs during a news conference in front of the National Assembly in Seoul, on June 4, 2024. AJU PRESS Park Jong-hyeok

In the background behind the protesting activists a banner celebrating the opening of the 22nd National Assembly hangs on the National Assembly building at Yeoui-do Seoul on June 4 2024 AJU PRESS Park Jong-hyeok — Activists hold protest signs during a news conference in front of the National Assembly in Seoul, on June 4, 2024. AJU PRESS Park Jong-hyeok

Public transport union members chant slogans in front of national assembly building at Yeoui-do Seoul on June 4 2024 AJU PRESS Park Jong-hyeok — Korean Public Transport Workers' Union members chant slogans during a news conference in front of the National Assembly building at Yeoui-do, Seoul, on June 4, 2024. AJU PRESS Park Jong-hyeok

An activist from the South Korean Coalition for Anti-discrimination urges the 22nd National Assembly to enact the Anti-discrimination law at Yeoui-do Seoul on June 4 2024 AJU PRESS Park Jong-hyeok — An activist from the South Korean Coalition for Anti-discrimination holds a sign urging the legislation of an Anti-discrimination law during a news conference in front of the National Assembly building at Yeoui-do, Seoul, on June 4, 2024. AJU PRESS Park Jong-hyeok

Activists from Peoples Solidarity for Participatory Democracy chant slogans at Yeoui-do Seoul on June 4 2024 AJU PRESS Park Jong-hyeok — Activists from the People's Solidarity for Participatory Democracy chant slogans during a news conference in front of the National Assembly building at Yeoui-do, Seoul, on June 4, 2024. AJU PRESS Park Jong-hyeok

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