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Is the person responsible for the death of farmer Baek Nam-gi a Nonghyup director?

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Is the person responsible for the death of farmer Baek Nam-gi a Nonghyup director?
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[Korea Agricultural Policy Newspaper, Reporter Kang Seon-il] He is the chief executive who ordered water cannons to be fired at farmers and citizens during the People's General Rally on November 14, 2015, under the Park Geun-hye administration. He is the very person responsible for using those water cannons to leave a farmer who had traveled from Boseong, South Jeolla Province, in critical condition and ultimately lose his life. Nevertheless, he avoided proper punishment or disciplinary action, completed his term as Commissioner General of the National Police Agency, and is still enjoying a prosperous career serving as an outside director of a Nonghyup affiliate at the 10th anniversary of the farmer's death caused by that water cannon. That person is none other than former National Police Commissioner General Kang Shin-myeong. Last September 25 marked the day when the farmer, who had been in critical condition for nearly a year due to the police's illegal water cannon suppression during the 2015 People's General Rally...

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