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Weekly Appeal for Peace on Jeju Island (May 28, 2012):

Resign, Island Governor!  
No Military Base! Yes, Life and Peace Island!

The “civilian-military dual-use” base is a lie!
Stop the destruction, human rights violations and pro-nuclear MD policy!

Jeju Island Governor Woo Keun-Min has finally lost the confidence of the Gangjeong villagers. It has been revealed that he doesn’t have the will to order the navy to stop construction (destruction). For a long time, he has utilized stalling tactics and avoided deciding between the central government and Gangjeong villagers. However, it seems certain that he stands by the government and actually permits construction of the military base even though he knows that the construction has many problems. Therefore, five leaders, including Gangjeong mayor Kang Dong-Kyun, shaved their head in protest of the governor’s dubious decision...

 
...while announcing, “A new struggle to make him resign has begun!”  

Moreover, while the environmental destruction issues have been raised, there have recently also been questions posed by the Jeju media that there are illegal and unreliable points in the process of the caisson production. It turned out that Samsung C & T used shorter caisson rods than legally allowed by regulation. It seems that the Samsung C & T is trying to construct the naval base in violent haste in order to save time and expense.  

Despite all the hardships, the people’s efforts to save the village are spreading far nationwide, especially in Seoul where people hold a Gangjeong camp at the Jogye Buddhist temple. Last weekend the 17th Human Rights Film Festival took place in downtown Seoul, where the struggle against the Jeju Naval (Pirate) Base was one of the main topics.