Members of the National Coalition for the Elimination of Discrimination against Persons with Disabilities (Jeonjangyeon) were arrested by the police after hanging a large banner at Gyeongbokgung Palace's Yeongchumun.
According to the police, the Jongno Police Station in Seoul arrested three Jeonjangyeon activists as they were caught in the act on the 25th for violating the Cultural Heritage Protection Act and trespassing.
At around 12:20 p.m. that day, they climbed up over Yeongchumun at Gyeongbokgung Palace in Jongno-gu and hung a large banner that read, 'Expand public jobs tailored for severely disabled individuals with a rights-based approach.' The banner has since been taken down.
Jeonjangyeon stated, 'Yeongchumun was mainly used as an entrance by civil officials and other staff, and it is the most popular entrance,' adding, 'We unfolded the banner demanding that the Presidential Committee on Policy Planning guarantee rights-centered public jobs.'
Across from Yeongchumun, in the Annex of the Government Seoul Building in Changseong-dong, the Presidential Committee on Policy Planning, which is playing the role of the Presidential Transition Committee under the Lee Jae-myung government, is located. The police plan to investigate the detailed circumstances and reasons for the crime.