ⓒ JoongAng Ilbo / JoongAng Ilbo Japanese version2022.09.15 08:38
On the 14th, in front of the Peace Girl Statue in Jongno-gu, Seoul, different voices of progressive groups and conservative groups collided head-on with a truck in between.
At 12:00 pm on Wednesday, which was the 1561st demonstration day, the progressive group “Anti-Japan Action” stood in front of the statue and said, “Liquidation of Yun Seok-yeol, who acted pro-Japan, and thoroughgoing the issue of Japanese military sexual slavery. Held a press conference to demand resolution. At the same time, four conservative groups, including New Liberty Solidarity, held a rally demanding an end to the comfort women fraud 20 paces to the right of the statue. There was a sense of tension in the vicinity of the statue, where progressive groups liquidating pro-Japanese forces and conservative groups calling for the removal of the statue intertwined. It was the first demonstration held on Wednesday since the New Liberal Union held a surprise rally in front of the statue on the night of the 11th, in which members of the anti-Japanese movement protested.
At a press conference held in front of the statue that day, the anti-Japanese movement said, “I cannot help but be surprised by the excessive political terrorism of the pro-Japanese extreme right.” He also defined the police as “pro-Japanese police,” claiming that “the police did not directly stop terrorism, but actually stirred up conflict and caused more damage.” While the anti-Japanese press conference was being held, the New Liberty Alliance, which was stationed across a truck, shouted, “Let’s drive red out of the Free Republic of Korea,” and, please,” and raised his voice.
Han Kyung-hee, secretary-general of the Justice Remembrance Solidarity for Solving the Problem of Japanese Military Sexual Slavery, which has been in charge of Wednesday demonstrations every Wednesday, was at Gyeongbokgung Palace, 80 meters away from the statue. Holding a microphone near a gas station, he said, “Through the news, I heard that people who routinely make historical injustices and hateful remarks in the middle of the night stepped in and did all kinds of violence.” stop immediately,” he demanded.
Only one member of the New Liberty Solidarity, who caused the conflict during the Chuseok holiday on the 11th, showed up at the demonstration on that day, and there was no physical conflict. One rally participant was taken to the hospital due to the clashes over consecutive holidays, and one person involved in anti-Japanese activities was arrested by the police on suspicion of obstructing official duties. When both sides reported the rally again, the police mobilized the 6th riot police and took control.
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