Present there were members of civic and public organizations including the People's Solidarity for the Repeal of the "National Security Law", the Joint Measure Committee for the Frustration of the Suppression of the Socialist Workers' Federation and the Repeal of NSL which Violates the Freedom of Political Activities and Thinking, the Solidarity for Implementing the South-North Joint Declaration and the (south) Korean Council of Youth Organizations.

Speakers at the rally accused the security authorities of recklessly searching all at once the offices of the solidarity and its affiliated organizations in various areas and houses of leading members of the organization including Kim Sung Gyo, its permanent co-representative, on charges of violation of the NSL.

The suppression of the solidarity predicts that many more cases will be faked up in the future as it brings to light the true colors of the Lee "government," they added.

Calling on all organizations to pool efforts and turn out in the movement for the repeal of the NSL, they declared candlelight would be held higher to get the label of "enemy benefiting" attached to the progressive organizations lifted and have the evil law repealed.

A resolution read out at the rally accused Lee Myung Bak of expanding and strengthening the repressive machines including the "National Intelligence Service", "the Defense Security Command", "Security Investigation Corps" and the Prosecutor's Office and arresting and detaining many people on charges of violation of the NSL.

The resolution stressed that an all-people action would be launched to get the undemocratic, anti-reunification and unpopular law abolished on December 1, six decades after the enactment of the NSL.