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celebration of verse 3 and 1, about 1,600 large and small gatherings are reported in various places in downtown Seoul today (1st).
Most of them are small gatherings or vehicle gatherings of less than 9 people, but the police have decided to take serious action if they violate the quarantine rules.
Reporter Shin Jung-eun reports.
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Last year, police buses surrounded Gwanghwamun Square on the opening day of the year.
It was a measure to block illegal assembly at the source, but controversy over response arose.
As if conscious of this, in verse 3 and 1 today, the police decided not to erect a steel fence as well as a car wall.
Today, 1,670 rallies were reported in downtown Seoul.
Most of them are small, with one-person protests, press conferences, and rallies with no more than 9 people.
Assemblies of more than 10 people are two that were conditionally permitted by the court.
When the number of participants was reduced to 20 to 30 and strict quarantine measures were proposed, the conservative group that planned the rally decided to open only one case in India in front of Gwanghwamun.
Other conservative groups will be demonstrating vehicles by court decision.
You cannot get out of the car with only 1 person in every 9 vehicles.
[Hwang Gyeong-gu/Head of Patriotic Patrol Team: Except for physiological phenomena such as limited number of vehicles, you can't get off the train and lower the window...
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Pastor Kwang-Hoon Jeon of Sarangjeil Church, who foretold a gathering of 1,000 people, decided to hold a press conference only to the extent permitted by the quarantine regulations.
The police are putting more than 6,000 people in today's rally and protest scenes, more than the usual weekend.
Depending on the situation, it is possible to control major roads in the city center, and it has been announced that a strict response to the violation of the quarantine regulations and illegal activities of participants in the assembly was announced.