PHOTOS: Activists rally ahead of opening ceremony of National Assembly
By Park Jong-hyeokPosted : June 4, 2024, 17:58Updated : June 4, 2024, 17:58
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.
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
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
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
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 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 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
