Opponents pile pressure on Lee over river project

Opposition parties and civic groups held a large-scale rally in Seoul on Saturday, stepping up their offensive against the controversial Four-River Restoration Project. 

The river plan, a key item on President Lee Myung-bak’s policy agenda, is expected to become the next big thing on the political scene here after opposition parties succeeded in impeding the parliamentary approval of the revised Sejong City plan last month.

The rally was organized by an alliance of representatives from five opposition parties, civic and religious groups, with an attendance of some 4,500 people, according to the government estimate. The rally organizers estimated the number of participants at about 20,000. 

Heads of opposition parties a candlelight rally against the Four-River Restoration Project in Seoul on Saturday. Yonhap News