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URGENT! Attack Against the Yongsan Protest Goes On!

Since last Friday(6.19) the cops are attacking every day the protesters and their supporters who are resisting the "redevelopment" project (i.e. the eviction of tenants!) in Yongsan(*).

It seems that the "authorities" are - possibly - preparing for the "final battle" to break the resistance!

For more detailed reports(incl. photos and videos) please check out:
☞ The Attack on Fri.(6.19)
☞ The Attack on Sat.(6.20)
☞ Today's Attack

* IMC S.K. has following report about yesterday's attack:

 
There was another police's attack on Yongsan strugglers today.

It occurred around 8 pm while the dead's family and protesters were marching to the Yongsan Station after a rally to morn for the dead, whose bodies have been still kept in the hospital for 5 months. While trying to stopp the march, the police broke the pictures of the dead that their wives were holding. When the wives protested strongly about that, the police began to arrest the wives and the supporters. They brutally hit and kicked the protesters and even stamped the people who fell down while struggling. During the police's crackdown, several people got injured including four wives and one Catholic priest, who were consequently brought to the ER. Many other participants also got hurt while resisting against the police.

Now the protesters are confronting the police in the street.

5 months has passed since the police's horrible crackdown killed the 5 evictee strugglers. However, the government and police have not apologized for their violence, and still the evictees' bodies are contained frozen in the mortuary. The mainstream media never pay attention to this issue.

It's a really hard situation.

Now the strugglers get together in front of the Namildang building declaiming desperately against the police. Their voice is full of tears, anger, and desperate hope for their victory.


Related previous editorial in Hankyoreh(6.18):

☞ Gov't responsibility in restoring honor to victims of Yongsan Tragedy