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E.Land arrest warrants denied

The Seoul Western District Court on Sunday denied arrest warrants for 13 E.Land union leaders involved in illegal sit-ins at two Seoul branches of the retailer giant.

The court only issued a warrant for union leader Kim Gyeong-wook, citing a previous conviction.

The E.Land labor union had staged weeks-long sit-in protests in opposition to the dismissal of some 900 temporary and short-term contract workers before the implementation of a revised law on protecting nonregular workers.

Police raided the demonstration venues early Friday morning, detaining some 168 unionists.

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2007.07.24