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South Korean Police Chief Resigns Over Farmers’ Deaths

HeadlineDec 29, 2005

In South Korea, national police chief Huh Joon-Young has resigned over the beating deaths of two farmers at a protest in Seoul last month. Chon Yong-chol and Hong Tok-pyo were among hundreds of farmers who rallied against the government’s decision to open up the country to state-subsidized rice of foreign countries. The protest took place ahead of the World Trade Organization summit in Hong Kong this month.

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