The World - News from Feb. 14, 1986
South Korean police sealed off the headquarters of two opposition groups in Seoul, apparently in an effort to stop petitions calling for direct presidential elections. About 50 police with warrants entered the offices of the New Korea Democratic Party in search of documents, witnesses said. Another 20 reportedly went on a similar mission into the offices of the Council for the Promotion of Democracy. Kim Young Sam, co-chairman of the council, was barred from entering his office and eventually bundled into a car by plainclothes police and driven home.
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