S. Korea Dissident Plans Peninsula Peace March
A South Korean dissident, who defied her government by joining a North Korean youth festival, on Sunday said she is planning a “trans-Korea peace march” to press for reunification of the divided peninsula, the Kyodo News Service reported.
Rim Su Gyong, a 20-year-old student at Hankuk University in Seoul, made the announcement at a news conference in the North Korean capital of Pyongyang.
“She said about 200 people from about 40 countries, including Japan, will join with North Korean students and youths to participate in the march, which will start at Mt. Paekdu (in North Korea) July 20 and arrive at the truce border village of Panmunjom on July 27,” the Japanese news service said.
Gyong was given red-carpet treatment by North Korea during her unauthorized visit to the 13th World Festival of Youth and Students, which ended Saturday. The Seoul government has reportedly issued an arrest warrant for Gyong under its national security act.
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