The leader of a labor union was detained for questioning Sunday on charges of leading violent rallies in downtown Seoul last month.
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Han Sang-gyun, the head of South Korea’s second-largest umbrella labor union, Korean Confederation of Trade Unions, was put behind bars after a Seoul court issued a warrant to detain him.
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“The details of his crime have been ascertained enough, and there is enough reason and need to detain him,” Judge Kim Do-hyung said in issuing the warrant.
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Han was wanted on suspicion of orchestrating a massive anti-government protest on Nov. 14 that led to a violent clash with the police.
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The KCTU chief turned himself in to police Thursday after hiding out at Jogye Temple where he had been holing up since Nov. 16.
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The prosecution alleges that Han faces eight charges, including disruption of the execution of public duty and damage of public property. (Yonhap)
