The World - News from Feb. 4, 1987
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South Korean prosecutor Kim Won Chi announced that police have arrested 32 members of an organization called the Constituent Assembly Group for plotting a Bolshevik-style revolution in South Korea. Twenty-four were charged with violating the National Security Law, which bans all pro-Communist activities and carries a maximum penalty of death. Kim’s disclosure coincided with a government announcement that it would ban rallies planned for Saturday to mourn a student who died under police torture. It said the demonstrations could degenerate into widespread rioting.
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