34 student activists convicted of illegal entry into presidential compound, U.S. base

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SEOUL, Oct. 22 (Yonhap) -- A court on Thursday found 34 student activists guilty of trespassing on the then presidential compound and a U.S. military base between 2022 and 2024.

The Seoul Western District Court sentenced a senior leader of the Korean Progressive University Student Union (KPUSU) to a suspended four-month prison term and ordered 32 other members to pay fines ranging from 1 million won (US$756) to 6 million won. One other member received a deferred sentence of a 1 million-won fine.

Two others were indicted but acquitted.

The students faced multiple charges, including trespassing on a U.S. military installation in South Korea in August 2022 and March 2023 to stage rallies against joint military exercises between South Korea and the United States.

In January and October 2024, they attempted to illegally enter what was then the presidential compound in Seoul's Yongsan Ward to demand the resignation of then President Yoon Suk Yeol and a special counsel investigation into then first lady Kim Keon Hee.

The court ruled that the defendants did not act on impulse but conspired in advance, such as by sharing picket signs with the same slogans before entering the U.S. base and gathering at an office to discuss specific execution plans ahead of their attempted entry into the presidential compound.

The court said their actions could have posed a threat to national security as the presidential office was located on the same compound as the defense ministry.

It further noted that while freedom of expression and assembly is guaranteed as fundamental rights, it is desirable that such rights are exercised within the framework of the legal order.

This image, captured from a video on the YouTube channel of the Korean Progressive University Student Union (KPUSU), shows KPUSU members trying to illegally enter the presidential office in 2024. (PHOTO NOT FOR SALE) (Yonhap)

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首尔，10 月 22 日（韩联社）——周四，一家法院裁定 34 名学生运动人士在 2022 年至 2024 年间擅闯当时的总统府和美国军事基地罪名成立。

首尔西部地方法院判处韩国进步大学学生会（KPUSU）一名高级领导人四个月有期徒刑，缓期执行，并责令其他32名成员缴纳100万韩元（约合756美元）至600万韩元不等的罚款。另有一名成员被判缓刑，并处以100万韩元的罚款。

另有两人被起诉，但最终被判无罪。

这些学生面临多项指控，其中包括在 2022 年 8 月和 2023 年 3 月非法闯入韩国境内的美军基地，举行集会反对韩美联合军事演习。

2024 年 1 月和 10 月，他们试图非法闯入当时位于首尔龙山区的总统府，要求时任总统尹锡烈辞职，并对时任第一夫人金建熙进行特别调查。

法院裁定，被告并非一时冲动，而是事先串谋，例如在进入美国基地前分享带有相同口号的标语牌，并在试图闯入总统府之前聚集在办公室讨论具体的执行计划。

法院表示，他们的行为可能对国家安全构成威胁，因为总统府与国防部位于同一院落内。

报告还指出，虽然言论自由和集会自由作为基本权利受到保障，但这些权利最好在法律秩序的框架内行使。

这张图片截取自韩国进步大学学生会（KPUSU）YouTube频道上的一段视频，显示KPUSU成员试图在2024年非法闯入总统府。（图片禁止出售）（韩联社）

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