Police released 16 university students Saturday who were detained for attempting to enter the Japanese Embassy in central Seoul to protest Japan's discharge of radioactive wastewater into the Pacific Ocean.
On Thursday, the students attempted to enter the Japanese Embassy, while chanting slogans against the discharge of the wastewater.
The police held them at four police stations on charges of trespassing and violating the Assembly and Demonstrations Act.
Police said they will decide later whether to refer them to the prosecution for further investigation.
Japan began releasing the first batch of the treated wastewater from its crippled Fukushima nuclear plant into the ocean Thursday, despite concerns from neighboring countries and fishing groups in the region. (Yonhap)