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South Korea: Union head arrested for organising demo
Federation chief emerges from temple refuge

by Our Foreign Desk

The head of South Korea’s union federation surrendered to police yesterday, nearly a month after taking refuge in a Buddhist temple.

A force of over 2,000 officers was sent to arrest Korean Confederation of Trade Unions president Han Sang Gyun for alleged involvement in organising a mass protest last month against a government attack on workers’ rights.

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