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\nA group of civic groups launched a demonstration today to protest against the Democratic Labor Party (DLP) for its rejection of a public inquiry into the ongoing \u2018Wangjaesan Incident\u2019 which is threatening to engulf left wing South Korean politics. <\/p>\n
Denouncing the DLP, the demonstrators demanded that the party agree to take part in the espionage inquiry, shouting slogans such as \u2018DLP! If you are honorable, cooperate with the investigation!\u2019 \u2018DLP with your talk of repression, wake up!\u2019 and \u2018Did you forget the Cheonan and Yeonpyeong Island?\u2019<\/p>\n
Speaking at the demonstration, Ha Tae Kyung of Open Radio for North Korea pointed out, \u201cThe DLP talks about public repression while being uncooperative with a public investigation. As a political party of the people, the very existence of these bad apples is unacceptable.\u201d <\/p>\n
\u201cIf this situation really is one of \u2018repression\u2019 and a \u2018fabrication\u2019 as the DLP insists, then we promise to face that fabrication and fight it alongside them,\u201d Shin Bo Ra of The Youth Forum added.<\/p>\n
Elsewhere, Mun Dong Hee of Students\u2019 Coalition for North Korean Human Rights called for the DLP to chart a new course, saying, \u201cWe appeal to the DLP to turn over a new leaf and become a genuine progressive party for the Republic of Korea that respects the universal human rights of both North and South.\u201d <\/p>\n
At the same time, the demonstrators also attempted to submit a letter to the DLP calling for a public debate on the \u2018Wangjaesan Incident\u2019 and suggesting the formation of a joint investigation team to establish the truth behind the incident, but the DLP refused to accept it directly.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe have no reason to accept it directly,\u201d a spokesperson for the party told them. \u201cIf you leave it at the desk on the 1st floor, we will collect it this afternoon.\u201d <\/p>\n
On this refusal, Choi Hong Jae of North-South Youth Action commented, \u201cAll we wanted to do was submit the letter and have a brief debate. Why they would refuse to accept the letter I have no idea.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
[imText1] A group of civic groups launched a demonstration today to protest against the Democratic Labor Party (DLP) for its rejection of a public inquiry into the ongoing \u2018Wangjaesan Incident\u2019 which is threatening to engulf left wing South Korean politics. Denouncing the DLP, the demonstrators demanded that the party agree to take part in the […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":146,"featured_media":16123,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[67],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-16121","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-news"],"yoast_head":"\n