No. Korea Suspects Ling/Lee Were Spying
March 24, 2009
Laura Ling and Euna Lee, reporters cable news channel Current TV, were undergoing “intense interrogation,” with investigators poring through their notebooks, videotapes and camera for signs they were spying on the North’s military facilities, the JoongAng Ilbo newspaper said, citing an unnamed South Korean intelligence official.
The L.A. Koreatown Immigrant Workers Association (KIWA) staged the latest of an ongoing series of demonstrations in front of a local church March 18 to protest the demolition of a church-owned apartment building to make way for a parish parking lot.
Protesters said 38 residents were evicted from their Oxford Ave. homes by the Oriental Mission Church. The apartments were on property adjoining the main church complex. KIWA has been conducting a campaign to save affordable housing in Koreatown since last summer, but demolition on the OMC-owned apartment began March 17.
The Oriental Mission Church was founded in 1970 with 27 worshippers and has grown into one of the largest evangelical Christian churches in Koreatown. OMC is currently led by Pastor Jashua Choonmin Kang. The church is perhaps best known for its efforts to assist business owners and families affected by the 1992 L.A. riots.
OMC’s purpose statement reads in part: “The Church shall be a church of service; serving its members and the community as our Lord exemplified.”
Last week’s demonstration was held to call attention to further evictions and demolition of more affordable housing on OMC-owned properties.
- Koreatown Immigrant Workers Alliance (KIWA) website
- Oriental Mission Church website
- L.A. Coalition for Economic Survival website
H/T Neal Broverman
