The number of injuries was virtually zero, in contrast to the 67 casualties, including four deaths of participants. A 150-meter area around the Constitutional Court was cordoned off to prevent physical clashes.
The police response was analyzed as effective. According to police and fire authorities, two people sustained minor injuries in the Jongno area of Seoul that day. Both were walking down the street and fell, and were treated at the scene.
The number of people injured in the rally was zero. One person has been arrested in the act. A man smashed the window of a police bus in front of Exit 5 of Anguk Station, near the Constitutional Court.
The man, who was caught after a chase by riot police, was caught after a chase by riot police. On that day, drunk supporters and some YouTubers were shouting abuse at the reporters and jumping into the lane.
However, the police who were waiting took measures to keep the protesters at a distance, so no physical clashes occurred. Unlike in the past, there was no bloodshed, and the police did not surround the area near the Constitutional Court with a motorcade.
The police have deployed 228 riot police units, more than 20,000 personnel, across the country, in addition to the Gabo Emergency, the highest level of emergency preparedness, which was also issued when former President Park Geun-hye was dismissed in 2017.
On the 2nd of last month, a vehicle wall was erected around the Constitutional Court within a 150-meter radius. More than 200 vehicles, including police buses, were deployed to create this blockade.
In addition, vehicular traffic was restricted on all two-way roads near Exits 1-6 of Anguk Station, the Hyundai Gye-dong building, and Jeongdong Elementary School.
Participants' access was also restricted. After designating the Jongno and Jung-gu areas as special crime prevention strengthening zones, the police instructed eight police chiefs to act as "chiefs in charge" for their respective districts.
In addition to the riot police, more than 1,500 police officers were deployed, including riot patrol units, local police, traffic police, detectives, and dialogue police. Special police units were deployed near the Constitutional Court, and the riot police also used capsaicin sprays and other weapons.
In preparation for the unlikely event of bloodshed, police officers prepared equipment such as batons. In addition to the mobilization of protective equipment such as safety fences and mats, the police also ordered the disposal of firearms and swords stored at police stations nationwide from the day before.
It is prohibited to take them out of the country, and flying drones near the Constitutional Court is also prohibited.
2025/04/07 09:56 KST
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