| 词条 | Busan American Cultural Service building arson |
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The 1982 Busan arson attack or Busan American Council Fire Accidents (Hangeul: 부산 미국문화원 방화사건, Hanja: 釜山美國文化院放火事件) was an Anti-American attack against the United States Information Service building in Busan on 18 March 1982. The attack resulted in the death of a Dong-a University student who was studying in the building; 3 others were injured.[1] AftermathIn June 1982, 16 people were put on trial in Busan for involvement in the attack. Theology student Moon Pu Shik (23) admitted the arson charge, saying the fire was a protest against US support for the Chun Doo-hwan dictatorship, particularly the suppression of the Gwangju Uprising. The other defendants included journalist Kim Hyong Jang (32) and Reverend Choi Ki Shik (39) head of the Catholic education center in Wonju, who was accused of sheltering the attackers.[2] In August 1982 Kim Hyong Jang and Moon Pu Shik were sentenced to death for the arson, while Moon's wife Kim Un Suk (24) and Lee Mi Ok (21), were sentenced to life imprisonment.[1] Following pleas for mercy from the US and protests by Catholic and Protestant groups, Kim and Moon's death sentences were commuted to life imprisonment in March 1983.[3] Their sentences were reduced to 20 years in 1988.[4][5] Moon Pu Shik was released from prison in 1988 after having served 6 years and 9 months in prison. The former USIS building now houses the Busan Modern History Museum. See also
References1. ^1 {{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1982/08/11/world/2-sentenced-to-death-in-korean-arson-case.html|title=2 Sentenced to Death In Korean Arson Case|publisher=New York Times|date=11 August 1982|accessdate=11 May 2017}} 2. ^{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1982/06/16/world/political-trial-under-way-in-korea.html|title=Political trial under way in Korea|publisher=New York Times|date=15 June 1982|accessdate=14 May 2017}} 3. ^{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1983/03/16/world/chun-spares-2-doomed-in-korean-arson-case.html|title=Chun spares 2 doomed in Korean arson case|publisher=New York Times|date=18 March 1983|accessdate=14 May 2017}} 4. ^{{cite book|last=|first=|title=Freedom of Expression in the Republic of Korea|publisher=Human Rights Watch|year=1988|isbn=9780929692029|pages=78-9}} 5. ^{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1988/02/27/world/seoul-declares-an-amnesty-but-not-for-everyone.html|title=Seoul declares an amnesty but not for everyone|publisher=New York Times|date=27 February 1988|accessdate=14 May 2017}} External links
8 : Arson in South Korea|Anti-Americanism|Socialism|South Korea–United States relations|Political history of South Korea|1982 in South Korea|1982 crimes in South Korea|History of Busan |
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