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Eugene

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Wed Nov 7, 2018, 07:14 PM Nov 2018

South Korea apologises for rapes during 1980 Gwangju protest crackdown

Source: BBC

South Korea apologises for rapes during 1980 Gwangju protest crackdown

7 November 2018

South Korea has apologised for the rape of women by troops sent to crush an anti-government protest 38 years ago.

The defence minister bowed as he described how soldiers inflicted "unspeakable pain" on innocent women in the city of Gwangju in 1980.

A recent government investigation confirmed 17 cases of sexual assault, including against teenagers and a pregnant woman.

But some victims said an apology was not enough.

Kim Sun-ok, who was raped, said "a million apologies" were worthless without the guilty troops being "duly punished".

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Read more: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-46123548
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