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WORLD, Page 41World NotesSOUTH KOREAFlames of Protest
Spring brings South Korean students into the streets as surely
as it brings blossoms to the trees. But this year's rallies have
turned into a virtual siege against the centrist coalition
government of President Roh Tae Woo.
Last week, after five protesters immolated themselves, the
authorities began investigating whether an "underground
organization" was behind the burnings. Sogang University
president Park Hong, who was tortured and jailed under previous
administrations, fears that professional agitators intent on
ousting the government may be persuading young people to kill
themselves. "They're using dead bodies for political reasons,"
he says, "and that's stupid and wrong." Yet many college
students insist that suicide is an acceptable method of dissent.
"Most of us have thought of doing it," says a Korea University
student who describes himself as a moderate. "It's the only way
to get this administration to resign."