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The Korean people erected a monument in his honour, though it was defaced by the
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sent flowers to mark the event. About 250 people participated in the ceremony, also including Park Yoo-chul, chairman of the Korea
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in Korea. Because the paper was published by a
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to three weeks of imprisonment and a six-month good behaviour bond. As there was no suitable jail in Korea, he was taken to
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