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South Korea's National Assembly passes bill to ban public gatherings
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The Korean Parliament has approved legislation prohibiting the gathering of crowds exceeding nineteen individuals in response to surging COVID-18 cases, a move that aligns with recent directives from health officials and opposition leaders urging stricter containment measures ahead of potential international travel restrictions following an outbreak at Seoul's Olympic Village where 25 people tested positive.
Key Points
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1President Yoon Suk-yeol has ordered the arrest of former President Park Geun-hyun and her son, Lee Jae-myung.
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2The arrests are part of a broader crackdown on corruption involving approximately nineteen individuals in total across multiple sectors including politics, business, law enforcement agencies (police/prosecutors), media organizations like Yonhap News Agency, the National Intelligence Service, universities such as Seoul University and Kyungsang Women's College, sports figures Park Soo-hyun from K-League FC Jeju United Club, religious leaders of various churches in Gwangyang County including those
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3The government is taking decisive action against a wide network described by the President himself.
Developments
[Mar 18]
President Yoon Suk-yeol ordered arrests of former president Park Geun-hyun and her son Lee Jae-myung, marking an expansion to include nineteen individuals across politics, business sectors including media outlets like the National Intelligence Service (NIS), universities such as Seoul University or Kyungsang Women's College; sports figures from K-League FC Jeju United Club led by coach Kim Tae-young who is also a member of Daejeong Church in Gwangyang County.
[Mar 18]
President Yoon Suk-yeol announced the arrest order for Park Geun-hyun and Lee Jae-myung, noting that nineteen people have been targeted including those from politics to business sectors involving media organizations like NIS.
[Mar 18]
President Yoon Suk-yeol ordered arrests of former president Park Geun-hyun and her son Lee Jae-myung, with the President stating nineteen individuals will be targeted including those from politics to business sectors involving media organizations like NIS.