Prosecutor's office tries to make up a relationship between Ssangyong Union and SWL

Ssangyong workers on strike were subject to brutal violence by corporate-organized colleagues and corporate-hired Thugs(altogether called as Goo-Sar-Dae(Company Salvation Legion), and police, who should prevent violence but took part in violence and acted as a riot squad. Head of Government-thugs who once said "We plan to let those who surrenders and comes out now walk away." took all those workers at scene, and arrested 64 of them. This is single largest massive arrest since 1996.

Now prosecutors are trying to make Sa-no-ryeon(Socialist Workers League Korea, abbr. SWL) one of its main organizers, which is downright nonsense. How nonsense? read the Financial news report. I may exaggerate or mis-choose a word, but they are directly from the spokesman's mouth, at least in Korean. This is no kidding or skits for SNL. They are damn sincere, and SWL members may really be convicted.

Original article appears at Financial news, Korea.
http://www.fnnews.com/view?ra=Sent1201m_View&corp=fnnews&arcid=00000921735133&cDateYear=2009&cDateMonth=08&cDateDay=11
by Sukhee Hong (hong@fnnews.com)
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Public Peace department of Seoul District prosecutor's office indicted 8 members of Socialist Workers League Korea(SWL) including Chairman Oh Se-chul, a professor emeritus in Yonsei Univ. Charges were constituting and joining in an organization whose purpose is invoking social upheaval, under National Security Law.

Spokesman says that "occupation of Ssangyong factory seems to be carried out by organization similar to military organizations" and "although there is no direct proof that SWL stepped in, but in the peripheral circumstances, we were able to catch several signs that affiliates of SWL have some influences on them."

He also said that they were "not able to find evidence of armed uprising or attempt to overthrow nation", but "fact that they distributed leaflets to intrigue people suffices for indictment, and if there were evidence, they are to be prosecuted in charge of high treason."

Prosecutor's office claims that Professor Oh denied the basis of Democracy and proclaimed that 'Changes through election is a naive idea.', and that constitutes a treason under National Security Law.

Q&A follows.

▲ Other organizations participated in PyeongTaek, Yongsan, Candlelight protest. What is the reason that only SWL was prosecuted?
- There are organizations to protect the underprivileged, which is certain. But there also malicious ones who uses their desperateness to overthrow authorities and take hold of nation.

▲ Is SWL a threat to democracy in Korea?
- They are a threat, because our country is basically a democratic one, in which anyone who is to get authority must go through election process. They call it a fantasy, naiveness. They claim armed uprising.

▲ Is there any evidence?
These people formed SWL in Last February. It is at its juvenile state. There is no proof that these men participated in armed protest. But they seems to play a role in candlelight protest, protest concerning Yong-san accident, Ssangyong strike, etc. All of them is to waive the desperate to accomplish their purpose. They did not participate in armed uprising yet, but they took part in massive protest and tried to make it militant. That substantiates charges against them.

▲ Under what charges?
- Instigating. Distributing leaflets, connecting strike with a street demonstration. The fact that they instigated is enough to get them convicted.

▲ What was the most recent case?
- IS group in late 90's. Issues concerning local prosecutor's office is not accounted for, so it may be inaccurate.
- There are facts that occupation of Ssangyong factory was seems to be carried out by organization similar to military organizations. Although there is no direct proof that SWL stepped in, but in the peripheral circumstances, we were able to catch several signs that affiliates of SWL have some influences on them.

▲ Is there evidence that SWL was connected with Occupation leaders?
- No proof yet.

▲ Does Instigation constitute a conviction?
- Yes. Under National Security law, it is possible. if there were evidence, they are to be prosecuted in charge of high treason.

▲ How large was the organization?
- At start they were 65, now 60. Including associate members, 200 in S. Korea. They did not keep their books straight, so we do not know exactly.
- Almost of them remained silent during investigation. What we briefed so far was from seizure and search.

▲ What are these people?
- We do not know about those other than cadre. But they do not seem to grow since its foundation.

▲ 8 were convicted. From what did officials decide whom to indict?
- Cadre who had their seats and acted were included.
- They are self-taught communists. They even blame North Korea for they are away from the ideal of true communism.
- They blame North Korea as 'National state regime, ruled by a few bureaucrat'. They stand against Stalin, and claims that North Korea is like a Stalin regime.

▲ Jinbo-Sin-dang(notes by translator: New Jin-bo party, where jin-bo means progress) takes similar ways, why...?
- These people denies that they play role in institutional domain. They even criticized Min-No-dang(Korea Labor Democratic Party) for they do not disprove election and parliamentary institution. If Jinbo-Sin-dang tried to take seat in parliament, they would have criticized them, too.