Kim’s House Arrest to Be Lifted
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WASHINGTON — The South Korean government plans to lift its political ban on 14 opposition political figures, including house arrest restrictions on Kim Dae Jung, the State Department said today.
Kim was placed under house arrest upon his return home to Seoul Feb. 8 following two years of exile in the United States. He was accompanied home by a U.S. delegation of human rights activists, including two members of Congress. Upon arrival of the group, South Korean security police roughed up delegation members during an airport melee, prompting a formal protest from the U.S. Embassy.
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