The World - News from July 19, 1988
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Protesters disrupted the trial of former South Korean President Chun Doo Hwan’s younger brother, who is charged with embezzling millions of dollars. About 50 radical students and dissidents yelling “Execute Chun!” hurled eggs, potatoes and other objects outside the courthouse in Seoul on the first day of hearings in the corruption trial of Chun Kyung Hwan, 46. Judges suspended the trial until Aug. 8 as disturbances continued inside the crowded courtroom. The protesters also accused President Roh Tae Woo of protecting Chun’s family.
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