Text Fwd: Angry Gangjeong Village People, “The Jeju Island Congress Was Dead Today!”

* Below is the unofficial translation of the article, Jeju Sori on Dec. 17, 2009. All the image source is Jeju Sori.


Jeju Sori
Angry Gangjeong Village People, “The Jeju Island Congress Was dead Today!”
: With civil organizations, attempt to enter into the congress, severely wrestling with the police
: Emergency Press Interview…”Will Carry the Movement for Defeat the Governor and the Members of the Grand Nation Party in Next Year Election”
Dec. 17, 2009
Lee Seung-Rok (leerevol (at)naver.com)

'The Gangjeong village people and civil organization members are having the struggle with their own bodies
against the police, to enter into the congress. (ⓒ Jeju Sori)'

While the bill on ‘Agreement on the Cancellation of the Absolute Preservation Area’, [which was one of the three agendas for the issue of the Jeju naval base,] was passed by the congress, mostly by the members of the Grand Nation Party [that was the majority and conservative right wing] with a snatching way, the people in village Gangjeong cried out today saying that, “The Jeju Island Congress, following the Jeju Island Special Self-Government, betrayed the people’s will.”

The village people and civil organizations stated today that they would defeat the current Island Governor and Grand Nation Party members in the local election next year,

The village people and civil organizations had gathered in front of the Jeju Island congress from 9am on Dec. 17, to prevent the pass of [the bill].

'Police and Gangjeong village people wrestling each other with their bodies. (ⓒ Jeju Sori)'

However, the Island congress requested the police. And the Seobu police mobilized not to mention civilian, criminal and security department, also the 3 police companies, and thoroughly blocked the congress.

The village people and members of the civil organizations severely wrestled against the police with their own bodies while they struggled to enter into the congress chamber. During the process, two of the village people were wounded and carried in an emergency ambulance to a hospital.

From 1pm, about 30 members of the Catholic Priests Association, Jeju branch, nuns, and Theology students gathered in front of the congress, recited the ‘prayer for peace’, sang psalms and opposed the passing of the bill on ‘Agreement on the Cancellation of the Absolute Preservation Area’.

'Catholic Priests Association, Jeju branch, nuns, and Theology students gathered in front of the congress, are reciting and praying for the ‘Island of peace’ (ⓒ Jeju Sori)'

When finally there was a news that the Jeju Island congress, centered around the majority party carried the bill and another bill on the ‘Agreement on the Content of the Negotiation on the Environmental Evaluation’ at 2:30pm, the infuriated village people cried out saying that “the Jeju Island Congress was dead !”

They also put the black tape, as a symbol of the death of the congress, on the name of the Jeju Island Congress in front gate, expressed their anger by throwing the eggs on it.

The Gangjeong village people and the Joint Committee against the Jeju Naval Base, having the emergency press interview in front of the gate of the congress, at 3: 30 pm, strongly denounced the congress.

'They put the black tape, as a symbol of the death of the congress, on the name of the Jeju Island Congress in front gate, [expressed their anger] by throwing the eggs on it.'

Kang Dong Kyun, Chairman of the Village People’s Council, saying, “ For last two and half years, we have appealed to the Island congress and [Island] government, to oppose the naval base, However the Governor, Kim Tae Hwan unilaterally enforced it to keep his political life, and now the Island Congress, also ignoring the people’s will, betrayed us’, was infuriated, [saying with lament that], “ Whom we should trust and go together with, from now on [?]”

Chairman Kang saying, “The Gangjeong village people would never pardon the Island government and congress” and was determined with the will that, “Even though the Island congress passed the bills of the ‘Agreement on the Cancellation of the Absolute Preservation Area’ and ‘Agreement on the Content of the Negotiation on the Environmental Evaluation’, [the struggle] did not yet end.”

Chairman Kang saying, “From now on we will install the barricades and wire fence in the Gangjeong village and keep [our village] ourselves”, stated that “We will fight to the risks of our lives”

ⓒ Jeju Sori'

'ⓒ Jeju Sori'

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