Amnesty Korea vows to hold ‘Ghost Protest’ using holograms after police threaten crackdown on dissent
Amnesty said the virtual march – the second in the world after a similar event in Spain last April – would protest against what it called the growing erosion of freedom of assembly and expression in South Korea.
Human rights group Amnesty International vowed on Tuesday to push ahead with a planned “Ghost Protest” in Seoul after police threatened a crackdown on the virtual rally consisting of holograms of protesters.
The group is set to on Wednesday night to show holograms of about 120 people chanting slogans and waving banners on a giant screen set up in central Seoul.
Amnesty said the virtual march – the second in the world after a similar event in Spain last April – would protest against what it called the growing erosion of freedom of assembly and expression in South Korea.
Seoul police chief Lee Sang-won vowed a “stern response”, saying organisers had described it as a cultural event.
“If they show holographic images of people chanting slogans or voicing their opinions collectively, it is a public protest and has to be cracked down on,” Lee told reporters on Monday.
“We... will take a stern response to prevent such illegal activities,” he said.
If they show holographic images of people chanting slogans or voicing their opinions collectively, it is a public protest and has to be cracked down on