PM orders investigation into death of farmer hit by police water cannon
Social affairsSept 19, 2017
Prime Minister Lee Nak-yon instructed the prosecution Tuesday to investigate the 2016 death of a farmer left comatose after being hit by a police water cannon during a protest rally a year earlier. Lee also apologized for the death of Baek Nam-gi, saying the 68-year-old lost his life due to the "violent use" of police power and that the tragedy represents a "betrayal of the state's basic duties ...