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22 Reportage
Since Jan.20 in
Yongsan
By KimJun-kyu
in these areas resist changes to their
catholicpriests,thepolice,andmembers
neighborhoods, wanting to maintain
of an organization that supports the
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theirlivingspacesliketheyhavealways
families all maintain their presence in
ore than a half-year has
been. In Yong-san, these two interests
thearea.
passed since January 20 in
crashedintoabigproblemanditcaused
The families of the victims stay
Yong-san. Yong-san is in the
fatalities.
and live in this area to protest to the
center of Seoul, Korea. It is next to the
More than eight months has passed
government and want an official
Han River, which divides the capital
since this unfortunate incident
apology. Because of the fight, they lost
from south to north. As it is next to the
occurred. But still, lots of criticism and
theirfamilymembersandcannotforgive
river, and is in the center of Seoul and
disagreementsarestillcausingproblems
theactionsofthegovernment.Sincethe
is also home to the big American army
and no solutions have been worked out
January20incident,thefamilymembers
base, Yong-san bustles with different
yet.
staynexttothebuildingandwearblack
groups of people, many of which have
clothing to commemorate the dead.
conflicting interests in whether the area
Being poor themselves, they make it
Meanwhile,attheSite
should be re-developed or not. In such
Even though a long time has passed
day-to-day only through donations, they
a place, when friction between two
since the incident, the area in Yong-san
groups ignites physical confrontations,
is still tense. As evidence for the court,
injury and sometimes death can occur.
and as a place to show the situation at
The January 20 incident is such an
thattime,thebuildingthatwasdamaged
unfortunatecase.
in the incident still stands. Near the
To improve and modernize such areas
damaged building where the fight took
in the city, the government wants to re-
place, members from four different
design and re-develop these locations.
interest groups are present every day.
A kitchen used by the bereaved families of the
But there is a problem. People living
The families of the victims, a few
victims.
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