Disability rights activist acquitted after court finds police dispersal order unlawful
The Korea Herald
An appellate court acquitted a disability rights activist of injuring a police officer, ruling that their actions constituted lawful self-defense because the police dispersal order was illegal. The court found the order unlawful as it failed to distinguish between separate demonstrations and cited an unreported protest despite a prior rally notification. This overturns a lower court's previous conviction based on reckless conduct.
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