Suh Joon-Sik Released on Bail

Asian Human Rights Commission welcomes the release of Suh Joon-sik. Please refer to the following message received from the SARANGBANG Group for Human Rights of which Suh is the director.
We further request all the supporters to keep sending letters to the persons mentioned below demanding dropping of all charges against him.

Sanjeewa Liyanage
Asian Human Rights Commission

6 Feb 1998

Dear friends

We'd like to express our gratitude for your support and solidarity for Suh's release.

The judge allowed bail on the payment of 10,000,000 won (about 6,700 US dollar), so Suh Joon-sik was released on bail at 8 o'clock (p.m.) on 5 Feb 1998. It's a so rare thing to release political prisoner on bail money in Korea. Your every effort made this. Thank you very much again.

However the long and difficult trial waits for Suh Joon-sik. He's charged for violating National Security Law, Security Surveillance Act, etc. These laws are nefarious legislation that encroach upon fundamental rights and freedom of expression. Please, keep up your support for Suh's struggle against these laws.

Suh also opposes oppressive rules and practices. On his release day, the prison authorities didn't allow him to bring his notebook out of the prison. In that notebook, he wrote his diary, thoughts for the trial, letters to his daughters, etc. Even though one writes a novel or a poem in prison, he or she can't bring it out of prison in Korea. This practice makes prisoner's writing impossible. Suh protested strongly against this practice but his notebook was passed into the prison authorities' hands. Suh will continuously assert his right to get back his writings.

In a few days, Suh Joon-sik himself will express his thanks for your support. Your solidarity for human rights has made a change.

Thank you!

SARANGBANG Group for Human Rights
TEL : +82-2-741-5363 FAX : +82-2-741-5364
E-MAIL:rights@chollian.net
Web: http://www.interpia.net/~rights
4th Fl., 8-29, Myunglyun-2Ga Dong, JongRo-Gu, Seoul, Korea (110-522)

Send appeals to:

President Kim Young-sam
The Blue House
1 Sejong-no, Chongno-gu
Seoul 110-050, KOREA
Telegrams: President Kim, Seoul, Korea
Telexes: 24651 or 24652
or 24653 WOIMUBU K
Fax: +822 770 0253

Minister Kim Jong-koo
Ministry of Justice
1 Chungang-dong, Kwachon-myon
Shihung-gun, Kyonggi Province, 427-010, KOREA
Telegrams: Justice Minister Ahn, Shihung-gun, Kyonggi Province, Korea
Telexes: 24757 MOJUST K
Fax: +822 504 3337

Mr. Hwang Yong-ha, Chief
National Police Administration
209 Mi Kun-dong, Sudaemoon-gu
Chongno-gu, Seoul, KOREA
Fax: +822 720 2686

Mr. Kim Tae-jong
National Prosecutor's Office
1724 Seocho-dong, Seocho-gu
Seoul, KOREA
Fax: +822 3480-2550

ATTENTION TO INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS!!!

Please send copies of statements issued by organizations, especially international human rights organizations to the following fax numbers of newspaper companies:

Chosun Daily Newspaper: 82-2-724-5309
Dong-A Daily Newspaper: 82-2-361-0423
Hankyoreh Newspaper: 82-2-710-0360
Central Daily Newspaper: 82-2-751-5560
Korea Daily Newspaper: 82-2-739-0266
Kyounghyang Newspaper: 82-2-739-4288