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...South Korea's 20 million eligible voters. And, as expected, nearly 92% of them approved a 131-article draft constitution proposed by President Chun Doo Hwan. It guarantees South Koreans a "democratic welfare state," complete with civil rights, press freedom and carefully defined powers of the presidency- at least on paper. The referendum was the first test of Chun's popularity since he took power last December, shortly after the assassination of President Park Chung Hee. Strongman Chun, a former general, and his U.S.-educated Prime Minister, Nam Duck Woo, worked hard to ensure a heavy voter turnout...
...press conference last week, Chun said that he would dissolve South Korea's existing parties in order to foster a new multiparty system. Having only two par ties, he said, resulted in "polarization...
...legal reforms include restoration of the writ of habeas corpus. Unfortunately, that comes too late to help Chun's political enemies, like Opposition Leader Kim Dae Jung, who is now appealing a death sentence on sedition charges...
...Chun admitted that many South Koreans are skeptical of his new-found reformist role. He believes he can reverse the "trend of distrust" by setting a time table for return to civilian rule. He promised that martial law will be lifted in time for the presidential election in March, a month before a new National Assembly will be chosen...
...televised look of actuality to their own version of news. Chinese newspapers, in the confessional mood of the new era, speak of "lies and distortions" in the past and admit that they "still often carry false, boastful and untrue reports." South Korea's newly installed army dictator, Chun Doo Hwan, has ordered Ms press to proclaim that the U.S. fully supports his rule, despite repeated State Department protests that the U.S. objects to his suppression of opposition. South Koreans aren't told that. The technology may be there, but there are a lot of dark corners...