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Breaking-News >> TodayHistory On May 19, 1995, repeated crimes committed by the US military stationed in South Korea aroused public outrage in South Korea
On this day, 30 years ago, May 19, 1995 (April 20, 1995, the US military stationed in South Korea repeatedly committed crimes that aroused public outrage in South Korea. On May 19, 1995, Edson, a military police officer stationed in South Korea and the United States, and four other soldiers and their families sexually harassed a South Korean woman in the carriage while riding on Seoul Metro Line 3. The South Korean passengers present were very angry about this and stopped it. Not only did the American soldiers not bow their heads and admit their mistakes, but they fought hard and injured several South Koreans. Although the perpetrator was captured by South Korean police, the police could only watch the perpetrator walk into the US military barracks as if nothing had happened. On the evening of May 21, on the road in front of the South Korean Communications Building in Chuncheon City, eight American soldiers were drunk and had an argument with a South Korean taxi driver. Two South Korean passengers in the car came out to dissuade them and were beaten by the US military until their noses were blue and swollen. On May 22, another incident involving American soldiers raping a South Korean woman occurred. U.S. soldiers stationed in South Korea ignored South Korean laws, wantonly sexually harassed women, and repeatedly committed unreasonable violence, arousing strong dissatisfaction from the South Korean public and public opinion circles. On May 22, the Seoul police authorities submitted a "court appearance" to the US military, requiring Edson and other four soldiers and a family member to appear in court for investigation. On May 23, representatives of a number of South Korean social groups held a demonstration in front of the U.S. Eighth Army Command in Longshan District, Seoul. According to the 1967 "Korea-US Administrative Agreement", although the South Korean police have the power to require US military prisoners to appear in court and conduct investigations, they must be attended by a US representative. If the US representative does not sign the investigation, it will have no legal effect. In addition, the agreement also stipulates that after compensation is awarded, although the number of various cases committed by the U.S. military in South Korea has reached 34,900 since 1967, the South Korean government will also bear 1/4 of the compensation fee. According to this unequal agreement, U.S. soldiers who violated South Korean laws have been sent back to the United States for many years and escaped due legal sanctions. News raw data sources → https://www.abtool.cn/today_detail/1jq9.html 17WorldNews[2025.09.11-12:03] 访问:81
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