While the court allowed some small “drive-through” rallies using vehicles during the first day of the year, strict conditions were imposed.



The 6th administrative division of the Seoul Administrative Court (Deputy Judge Lee Seong-yong) accepted a request from the'National Movement for a New Korea' (New Korea) yesterday (30th) and decided to suspend the execution of the ban on outdoor assembly by the police. Provided conditions.



According to this decision, the new Korea can hold a rally only after submitting the list of participants to the police beforehand and confirming that the list is the same as the participants.



In addition, meeting items must be delivered in a non-face-to-face manner, such as quick service, and face-to-face meetings or contacts cannot be made before or after the meeting.



Each rally vehicle, limited to a maximum of 9 vehicles, can only accommodate 1 person, in no case can open windows and exit the vehicle unless there is an emergency.



In addition, if another vehicle enters the march during a rally, the march cannot continue until the police take action to stop it.



Meetings that start at 2pm must be dissolved even if they do not reach their destination at 4pm.



The police and quarantine authorities can oversee whether the new South Korean side observes these conditions, and if they do not comply, order dissolution.



The condition also included the requirement to submit a memorandum to the police stating that participants were fully aware of the compliance requirements.



These difficult conditions seem to be due to concern that it will affect the spread of Corona 19, like the Liberation Day rally in August.



At the time, the court put a brake on the ban on the assembly, saying that there was insufficient grounds to determine that the assembly would affect the spread of infectious diseases. .



Taking this into account, the court decided to keep the police ban on general rallyings and demonstrations of 200 vehicles during the opening day.



The court, which allowed small-scale vehicle demonstrations during the opening day of this year, also put forward complex conditions, saying, "We considered concerns about the spread of infectious diseases or traffic jams."



However, the judge ruled that "the police claim that this assembly is likely to lead to a large-scale illegal assembly, but it is difficult to determine this, and prohibiting the assembly itself is a constitutional blockade of freedom of assembly and demonstration, so it cannot be allowed." .