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Today's Korea Times reported the following: An appeals court sentenced Han Sang-gyun, head of the Korean Confederation of Trade Unions (KCTU), to three years in jail and fines of 500,000 won ($430), Tuesday, cutting his five-year prison sentence imposed by a lower court...(more you can read here)

KCTU's (short)comment(via facebook): The court once again ruled base on a political motivation. The Seoul High Court sentenced 3 years' imprisonment and 500,000 KRW of fine against KCTU president Han Sang-gyun. It is still maintaining that all the measures taken by the police during the Mass Moblization og Nov 14, 2015 were legitimate, but a little "excessive". This ruling is still not in line with the principle of Freedom of Peaceful Assembly. Free Han Sang-gyun!!!!!(KCTU's press release in Korean you can read here)

Related reports in Korean you'll get here(by KMWU), here(by KHMU) and here(by VoP)...

Today’s(12.13 KST) appeal court ruling reducing the prison sentence of trade union leader Han Sang-gyun cannot mask the authorities’ intolerance of the right to peaceful assembly in South Korea, Amnesty International said...(more you can read here!)

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