Heiman (31, right), an international student at Kyunghee University who entered Korea from Myanmar three years ago, and monks belonging to the Jogye Order Social and Labor Committee are marching on the Oche Toji march in front of the Myanmar Embassy in Seoul, Yongsan-gu, Seoul, around noon on the 12th. Intern reporter Han Jin-tak
“Please support and support democracy in our country today. Please tell the world a lot about the facts of Myanmar!” (Heyman, an international student at Kyunghee University from Myanmar)
As the suppression of the citizens of the Myanmar military is increasing day by day, a movement to condemn it is spreading rapidly in the domestic religious community. On the 11th, the Catholic Church of Korea and the National Council of Christian Churches (NCCK), representing Catholicism and progressive Christianity, issued a statement and urged the military to stop the armed oppression. Together with the people of Myanmar, I went forward 6 km from the Myanmar embassy in Seoul to the Seoul office of the UN Human Rights Commission in Jongno-gu. The march ended with a letter urging the UN to intervene at the Seoul Office of the Human Rights Commission.
Sanowi of the Jogye sect strongly condemned the Myanmar military, which oppressed the people prior to the march to the Oche Fighter. Monk Jimong, chairman of Sanowi, said, “I cannot hide my grief and regret for seeing the murders and human rights abuses in a country where the Buddha’s mercy shines more than any other country,” he said. “The aspirations of Myanmar citizens are based on the international community and the conscience of the United Nations. “I will throw my whole body into the street, hoping to be able to move it.”
Oche Touji, which started at 12:00 noon, was accompanied by not only four Korean monks, but also Myanmar youth. Heiman, 31, who entered Korea three years ago and majored in children’s studies at Kyung Hee University, urged the international community to intervene in a speech right before the start of the march. In Korean, Mr. Heyman said, “We gathered to resist the military, a coup dictator who kills citizens fighting in Myanmar with violence,” and called for the military to immediately release the state adviser and the president. Heiman, who has a family in Myanmar, cried out to the reporters after remarks, saying, “I had a lot of things I prepared (because I was nervous), but I couldn’t do everything.”
Right before the event, construction workers Tae Jin-wook (31) and Myo Min-tak (30) from Myanmar, who came to extend their visa, said, “According to Myanmar families, the internet is blocked every night and soldiers catch people.” When companies cooperate with the Myanmar military, the money is returned to citizens with bullets.” Mr. Tae Jin-wook said, “I am worried about the situation in Myanmar,” and “I hope that peace will return as soon as possible.”
Oche Touji ended late this afternoon by delivering a letter to the Seoul Office of the Human Rights Commission. In a letter, the Jogye-jong Sanno-wi, civic group Overseas Residents’ Movement Solidarity, and the Myanmar Solidarity in Korea said in a letter that the Myanmar military will stop violence, arrest, imprisonment, and torture against citizens who continue peaceful protests and resign, and the UN will take effective measures for the safety of citizens Asked to take.
Catholics reinforced this movement. Cardinal Soo-jung Yeom sent a consolation letter to Cardinal Charles Maung-Bo, the head of the Archdiocese of Yangon, Myanmar, saying, “It is never acceptable for the military to suppress the citizens by force,” and delivered an emergency grant of 50,000 dollars. The funding will be delivered through Archbishop Jang In-nam, Ambassador to the Holy See of Myanmar.
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