SEOUL: South Korea is beefing up security for high-profile figures in light of the assassination of former Japan premier Shinzo Abe , officials said on Tuesday (Jul 12), including for an LGBTQ pride parade that the new US ambassador is anticipated to attend this weekend break.
Little groups of protesters proven outside the US charge last weekend whenever Philip Goldberg, recently appointed as ALL OF US Ambassador to Southern Korea, arrived in the country, accusing the United States associated with “homosexual cultural imperialism”.
Seoul’s President Security Service said it will strengthen safety measures for Chief executive Yoon Suk-yeol, as well as the National Police Company has ordered local branches to step-up monitoring to guard crucial figures.
“We are reviewing the security system for your president following the Abe shooting and will take necessary measures in order to strengthen our safety posture, ” the at the presidential company told Reuters.
Abe, Japan’s longest-serving prime minister, was gunned down on Friday during a campaign speech in the western city of Nara in an eliminating that stunned the country where political violence and gun crime are extremely rare.