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Struggle against troop dispatch mounts in S. Korea

KCNA

    Pyongyang, April 1 (KCNA) -- Struggle against the passage of a "motion calling for troop dispatch" to the Iraqi war through the "National Assembly" was reportedly held in Seoul on Mar. 28. Disclosing the aggressive and brutal nature of the Iraqi war, they repeatedly demanded the withdrawal of the plan to dispatch troops to the war.
    Meanwhile, workers in the field of transportation affiliated to the South Korean confederation of trade unions drove large trucks and taxis, staging a shuttling honking demonstration near the building of the "National Assembly."
    The participants of a meeting expressed their will to continue their action till the "motion calling for troop dispatch" has been withdrawn.
    48 farmers' organizations including the South Korean Federation of Peasants Associations had a press conference and joined in the struggle against the troop dispatch. 12 organizations including the Citizens Federation For Economic Justice held a citizens' rally in protest against the invasion of Iraq and for the withdrawal of the plan for troop dispatch.
    The struggle against the troop dispatch also mounted high at universities.
    The General Student Council of Yonsei University held a rally at the campus and released a statement opposing the troop dispatch. That day the General Student Councils of Seoul National University and Ehwa Woman's University conducted an opinion poll on student strike against the troop dispatch.
    Leading members of the joint action for peace against war grouping over 700 civic and social organizations held a press conference in front of the building of the "National Assembly" on Mar. 26 demanding the complete withdrawal of the "motion calling for troop dispatch" to the Iraqi war.
    The Seoul district federation of university student councils made public a statement titled "the national assembly, stop handling the motion for troop dispatch to the Iraqi war, an act of flunkeyism and submission to the U.S." on Mar. 28.