Funerals
for peasant Baek Nam-gi who was ruthlessly killed by the barbarous
suppression by the police took place in Seoul on Nov. 5.
Present
at the funeral were bereaved families, members of the Headquarters of
Struggle for Baek Nam-gi, lawmakers from opposition parties and other
political figures and people from all walks of life.
There
were speeches in memory of Baek made by Chung Hyun-chan, chairman of
the Catholic Peasants Association, Kim Yong-ho, chairman of the National
Federation of Peasants Associations and Choi-Jong-jin, acting chairman
of the Korean Confederation of Trade Unions.
The chairman
of the Catholic Peasants Association said that the people should not
tolerate the murderous Park regime, the regime will not stamp the spirit
of Baek and appealed to the participants to oust the Park regime and
build a reunified, democratic society the departed wished.
They
paid a tribute to the memory of Baek, saying they will restore
democracy and justice after deporting the murderous regime true to the
spirit of the late and write a new history of a reunified nation vibrant
with democracy, justice, people’s well-being and peace.
A
memorial service took place at the Myeongdong Cathedral. The funeral
procession marched towards the crossroads to the entrance of the Jongro
District Office where Baek fell down due to the police suppression.
The
funeral procession carried placards written “Put an end to violence”
and “Step down, the murderous regime” and eighty elegies demanding the
punishment of those responsible for Baek’s death.
On Nov. 6, Baek was laid in Mangwol-dong cemetery where the uprisers of Gwangju popular resistance are interred.
Though
he fell asleep, a new democratic society free from suppression he
desired would be built without fail through unyielding action of the
south Korean people.
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