TRIAL OF KOREANS
DEMONSTRATION PREVENTS OPENING SEOUL, July 29.., “A demonstration by 2000 persons i and a raid by Leftists .prevented the opening of the trial-of 17 Koreans I arrested on counterfeiting charges,” says the Associated Press correspondent. “Some of those charged are members of the Communist Party. “The crowd surged into the .courthouse compound demanding the release of the prisoners. After a man
wearing a policeman’s coat and hat opened a wall gate, Korean foot and mounted police fired into the, air, dispersing the demonstrators, and arrested 25. The trial has been delayed indefinitely pending a rechecking of all courtroom passes. “The commander of the United States forces in South Korea (Lieutenant John R. Hodge) said the Communist Party apparently had a mistaken concept that it was intended to make the trial a trial of Communists. In no case would the prosecution be allowed to take on the aspects of political racketeering or retaliation.”
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Greymouth Evening Star, 30 July 1946, Page 4
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