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You may remember the death of a farmer who had been killed by a police water cannon during a rally five years ago. The Constitutional Court judged yesterday (23th) that the police's direct shooting of water cannons against Baek was against the Constitution.

Reporter Kang Cheong-wan.

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old Baek Nam-gi peasant who fell to the police at the water gun cannon at the Minjung General Assembly held in Jongno, Seoul on November 14, 2015.

Watering continued after Mr. Baek passed out, and Mr. Baek died ten months later without regaining consciousness.

The bereaved family filed a constitutional claim that the so-called 'direct killing act', in which the police shot a water cannon at Baek, violated the basic rights.

Four years and four months later, yesterday, the Constitutional Court made an unconstitutional decision saying that the right to life and freedom of assembly was infringed.

Direct water sprinkling can have fatal consequences for life and body, so it should be done only in situations that are absolutely necessary.

[Baekdoraji / 故 Baeknamgi Peasant Daughter: It took a long time, but I'm glad that the ruling still comes out. Forward (water cannon is) (I) at all would not be the exit;

a supervision duty during the police jihwibu is claiming the situation is urgent, but argued the legitimacy of direct spray, last August, the Seoul High Court, including leaving the excess flood He said that he did not do so, and was convicted of police officials, including the Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency at the time.