Korean college graduates were forcibly taken away by presidential guards, and alumni demanded an apology from Yin Xiyue

　　China News Service, February 18 (Xinhua) According to comprehensive Korean media reports, on the 17th local time, about 10 alumni of the Korea Institute of Science and Technology held a press conference in front of the Yongsan Presidential Palace, asking President Yin Xiyue to "graduates were dismissed during the degree awarding ceremony." He apologized for being forcibly taken away from the scene. Yoon Seok-yue attended the degree awarding ceremony of the Korea Institute of Science and Technology in Daejeon on the 16th. When a graduate was speaking, he shouted a protest against budget cuts and was blocked by presidential guards and forcibly taken away from the scene.

Image source: Korean media video screenshot

　　According to people present, when Yin Xiyue was delivering a speech, a boy wearing a bachelor's uniform shouted towards the podium where Yin Xiyue was standing. Afterwards, presidential guards covered his mouth and forcibly carried him out of the venue.

　　It is reported that the graduate asked the government to restore the cut scientific research and experimental development (R&D) budget.

　　The Presidential Office issued a position as a spokesperson saying that there was a riot when Yin Xiyue attended the degree awarding ceremony of the Korea Institute of Science and Technology that day. In order to ensure safety and on-site order in the guard area, the Presidential Security Office took isolation measures against the rioters. This move is an unavoidable measure taken in accordance with legal provisions and security principles.

Image source: Screenshot of Yonhap News Agency report

　　On the 17th, alumni of Korea Institute of Science and Technology held a press conference in front of the Yongsan Presidential Palace. They said: "President Yun Seok-yue mercilessly blocked the mouths of graduates and kicked them out. We are very angry about this. "They demanded that Yin Xiyue apologize and restore the reduced research and development budget.

　　Some alumni believe that "this incident is obviously an excessive psychological warning on the part of the Presidential Palace."

　　Some alumni said, "I want to tell everyone that the voices of the students (forcibly taken away from the scene) are not the voices of individuals." "This is something that should not happen in South Korea in the 21st century."