Document - South Korea: Prisoner of conscience: Park In-bae
@Prisoner of Conscience Park In-bae  OCTOBER 1991AI INDEX: ASA
25/28/91   Park In-bae, a 38-year-old stage director, has been
sentenced to two years' imprisonment for his non-violent
political activities. Amnesty International has adopted Park In-
bae as a prisoner of conscience and is calling for his immediate
and unconditional release. It is also concerned at reports that
he is in ill-health and is calling on the authorities to ensure
that he receives adequate medical attention.  Park In-bae is
Chairperson of the Seoul Labourers' Cultural Federation which is
affiliated to the Korean National Artists Federation. He was
accused of distributing four illegal tape recordings between
1989 and April 1991, the date of his arrest. The tape recordings
were produced and distributed by small groups of people
belonging to the Seoul Labourers' Cultural Federation and mainly
consisted of songs written for the labour movement and performed
by a variety of artists