Court allows weekend protest 100 meters from presidential office
Social affairsDec 3, 2016
A local court on Friday ordered police to allow citizens to march up to 100 meters from the presidential office for the rally slated for the weekend amid public anger over the influence-peddling scandal centered on President Park Geun-hye and her confidante.The decision marks an easing of restrictions from a week earlier when the court allowed protesters to march to 200 meters from the presidential office of Cheong Wa Dae. The ruling only permits the rally from 1:00 p.m. to 5:30 p.m.Organizers c