Maehyang-ri and SOFA and Justice
The decades of struggle of the village people of Maehyang-ri and the more recent development following the explosion of 6 bombs have made clear to everyone that "Maehyang-ri" is a concrete incarnation of the unequal relationship between Korea and the U.S.
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The decades of struggle of the village people of Maehyang-ri and the more recent development following the explosion of 6 bombs have made clear to everyone that "Maehyang-ri" is a concrete incarnation of the unequal relationship between Korea and the U.S. As such, it is -- together with the deepening frustration at the inability of the Korean judicial authorities to exercise its jurisdiction rights over various crimes committed by U.S. Armed Forces personnel against Koreans, the recent revelation of Nogun-ri massacre of Korean civilians by the American troops, toxic waste dumping, etc. -- contributing to the reshaping of people’s perception and understanding of the U.S. and its Armed Forces in Korea.
Maehyang-ri has emerged as a test ground for the Korean government, challenging it to become a government capable of advocating and defending the rights and interests of the people in its relations with the U.S. Armed Forces in Korea and the U.S. itself. The Korean government must present the demand to close down the range to the U.S., and negotiate the terms for its closure, including the issue of compensation and reparation of the environmental damage.
Demands and measures for justice and resolution
Closure
The Kooni U.S. Air Force Bombing and Firing Range must be closed down. The area the range is located is and has been for generation the home and source of livelihood for more than 3,000 people. As the village people have recently concluded, the idea of moving the people to another area so that bombing and firing could continue is totally unacceptable. It should not have been located there in the first place. The very act of setting up such a dangerous range there was an expression of arrogance and disregard for the rights and welfare of the people, the competence of the Korean government, and the sovereignty of the nation.
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