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http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2002/07/14/1026185141256.html Sydney Morning Herald Associated Press Protesters demand US hand over two soldiers July 15 2002 Protesters burned a giant American flag yesterday, demanding that the US military hand over two American soldiers whose armoured vehicle allegedly hit and killed two South Korean teenage girls last month. Nearly 1,000 activists and students rallied near the US Army's 2nd Infantry Division base in Uijongbu, on the northern outskirts of Seoul, chanting, "We oppose the US military!" The demonstrators briefly scuffled with South Korean riot police who stopped them from entering the base to deliver a letter of protest. No arrests or injuries were reported. The protesters burned an American flag and then marched two kilometres toward a nearby train station, shouting anti-US slogans and calling for the withdrawal of American troops from South Korea and for US President George W Bush to apologise for the deaths. Sergeant Mark Walker and Sergeant Fernando Nino, both from the 2nd Infantry Division, were on a training mission near the border with North Korea on June 13 when their armoured bridge carrier allegedly struck and killed two 14-year-old girls on a public road. advertisement advertisement The home towns of Walker and Nino have not been released. Following days of anti-American demonstrations, the US military said on July 5 it had filed negligent homicide charges against the two soldiers. That move reversed an earlier decision not to court-martial the soldiers. The US military is planning to hold a trial at a US military court in South Korea. If convicted, the soldiers could face up to six years in prison. However, South Korea's Justice Ministry last week requested that the US military give up jurisdiction over the two soldiers. The US military has yet to respond. Under a bilateral treaty, the US military can allow South Korea to try American soldiers involved in accidents while on duty. If convicted in a South Korean court, the soldiers could face up to five years in prison. Occasional accidents and crimes by US troops have prompted demands from South Korean activists that Washington give Seoul more legal power in cases involving American troops. Some activists have also demanded the withdrawal of the US troops. The Koreas were divided in 1945. About 37,000 US soldiers are stationed in South Korea as a deterrent against communist North Korea, a legacy of the 1950-53 Korean War. __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! Autos - Get free new car price quotes http://autos.yahoo.com --------------------------- ANTI-NATO INFORMATION LIST ==^================================================================ This email was sent to: [email protected] EASY UNSUBSCRIBE click here: http://topica.com/u/?a84x2u.bacIlu Or send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] T O P I C A -- Register now to manage your mail! http://www.topica.com/partner/tag02/register ==^================================================================
