Video release of workers’ arrest regrettable: S.Korea
South Korea said that the publication of the US photographs and a video of hundreds of Korean workers arrested, especially after a summit between the two -nation leader, was very upset that the incident was closely followed.
The US immigration officials raided a Hyundai motor automobile battery factory on Thursday and then released a video and rode the buses of the workers after raid on their waist and ankles.
While the printing tries to narrow their differences after a summit between President Donald Trump and South Korean President Lee Jae Myung, and to conclude a trade agreement, it can risk damage bonds between an important Asian ally and US investor Washington and Seoul.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs, said in a statement, said in a statement, a First Foreign Minister Park Yoon-Joo, Foreign Minister Allison Hooker in a telephone conversation, “the first summits of the two leaders established through the two leaders to continue the momentum of confidence and cooperation in a critical time,” he said.
The park also asked Hooker to provide a fair and fast solution to the issue.
“The economic activities of our companies investing in the United States and the rights and interests of our citizens should not be unjustly violated during the US law enforcement officers.” He said.
The arrest of 475 workers at the facility near Georgia’s Savannah included more than 300 Koreans and was the largest site application operation in the history of the US Internal Security Department.
The video and photographs of the printing with a helicopter and armored tools showed hundreds of workers standing in front of a building wearing a yellow vest with Hyundai or LG CNS. Two workers hid in a pond before they were arrested.
Foreign Minister Cho Hyun said Korean President Lee Jae Myung responded quickly to the arrests, All-out. Cho said he could go to Washington to meet with the authorities if necessary.
LG Energy Solution, working with Hyundai to build the factory, said employees asked employees to return to the US business trips while suspending travel to the US except customer meetings.
Hyundai Motor said he would investigate his suppliers and subcontractors to ensure that they meet the arrangements.
When asked about the raid, Trump said on Friday: “I can say that they are illegal aliens and that ICE is only doing their job.”
