SEOUL: South Korean police will restrict public rallies near the country’s presidential palace during Donald Trump’s first visit as head of state, a report said Thursday, reducing his chances of being exposed to opposition. Organizers of around 50 protests—mostly anti-Trump rallies—applied to hold the demonstrations across Seoul but police turned down most requests to gather near the presidential Blue House, citing security concerns, Yonhap said. Police granted two requests in the security area—one of them a pro-US meeting to welcome Trump—”to ensure freedom of assembly,” it added. The North conducted a sixth nuclear test in September and has launched multiple missiles capable of reaching the US mainland. Police in Seoul did not immediately respond to requests for comment by Agence France-Presse.

Source: Manila Times November 02, 2017 08:15 UTC