More than 70 bereaved family members of the ferry Sewol disaster on August 8 attempted to enter the "National Assembly" building in protest against the agreement reached by the puppet political camp turning down their demand for the institution of a special law on the ferry Sewol.

They offered strong resistance against the riot police.

Next day bereaved families stormed the building of an opposition party and launched an indefinite sit-in strike.

The Measure Committee of the Families of Victims, Missing Persons and Survivors of the Ferry Sewol Sinking Accident of south Korea held a meeting at Kwanghwamun square on August 9 with at least 1 800 citizens attending. It held that the special law should contain the rights to investigate and indict those responsible for the tragedy for a proper probe into the truth about it.

Members of the Moviemen's Association for the Institution of the Special Law of the Ferry Sewol held a press conference at Kwanghwamun square at which they declared that they would stage a hunger strike till the truth about the disaster is probed.

Students also attempted to occupy the office of the floor leader of an opposition party on August 9.