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S. Korean Civic Groups, Lawmakers Protest Military Involvement in Hormuz
(MENAFN) Representatives from South Korean civic organizations and political parties called on President Lee Jae Myung's administration Wednesday to resist US pressure to send Korean troops to the Strait of Hormuz.
Members of civic, labor, religious and other groups gathered for a press conference outside the Sejong Center for the Performing Arts in central Seoul, demanding that Washington withdraw its request and that Seoul refuse any deployment, according to a local outlet.
The groups argued that dispatching South Korean military assets to the strategically vital waterway would effectively draw the country into the conflict as a direct participant.
Lawmakers Kim Hyung-yeon of the Rebuilding Korea Party and Yoon Jong-oh of the Progressive Party joined the demonstration, the outlet reported.
Following the press conference, participants marched toward the presidential office and announced plans for a second anti-deployment demonstration set for Saturday.
The protest unfolds as Seoul continues to weigh potential contributions to securing the Strait of Hormuz. South Korea's Defense Ministry confirmed Tuesday that it had dispatched an assessment team to the United Arab Emirates to evaluate security conditions, while emphasizing that the mission does not signal an assumed military deployment.
US President Donald Trump urged South Korea and four other nations back in March to send warships to help protect the critical shipping route.
Iran, for its part, warned Monday that any South Korean military involvement in the Persian Gulf and Strait of Hormuz would carry "serious consequences."
Members of civic, labor, religious and other groups gathered for a press conference outside the Sejong Center for the Performing Arts in central Seoul, demanding that Washington withdraw its request and that Seoul refuse any deployment, according to a local outlet.
The groups argued that dispatching South Korean military assets to the strategically vital waterway would effectively draw the country into the conflict as a direct participant.
Lawmakers Kim Hyung-yeon of the Rebuilding Korea Party and Yoon Jong-oh of the Progressive Party joined the demonstration, the outlet reported.
Following the press conference, participants marched toward the presidential office and announced plans for a second anti-deployment demonstration set for Saturday.
The protest unfolds as Seoul continues to weigh potential contributions to securing the Strait of Hormuz. South Korea's Defense Ministry confirmed Tuesday that it had dispatched an assessment team to the United Arab Emirates to evaluate security conditions, while emphasizing that the mission does not signal an assumed military deployment.
US President Donald Trump urged South Korea and four other nations back in March to send warships to help protect the critical shipping route.
Iran, for its part, warned Monday that any South Korean military involvement in the Persian Gulf and Strait of Hormuz would carry "serious consequences."
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