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administration of Berlin, Germany, ordered that the Peace Girl Statue be demolished until today on the 14th, but the immediate crisis has passed. He said he would put the demolition on hold and await the court's decision, and to discuss a harmonious solution.
Reporter Jung Joon-hyung reports.
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Amid protests against the demolition of the girl statue, Berlin's Mitte-gu Office, which ordered the demolition, announced in a press release that it is withholding the removal of the girl statue.
As the Korea Council, a local civic group, has filed a request for temporary injunction against the order to remove the girl statue, it will wait for the court's judgment.
"We will thoroughly weigh the positions of all parties in the complex debate," said Mayor Stefan von Dascel, "we welcome the design of the monument in such a way that everyone involved can coexist."
Prior to the press release, the mayor of Dassen appeared at a rally against the demolition of the girl statue and said, "Let's discuss a harmonious solution."
Earlier, Mitegu ordered that the girl statue be demolished by the 14th after the unveiling ceremony of the girl statue at the end of last month, as opposition from the Japanese side intensified.
However, it seems to have changed the position again after strong opposition from the citizens and some criticism from the German politics.
As Mitegu ordered the demolition of the girl's statue as a problem, there are observations that a compromise could be made in the direction of revising the inscription to preserve the girl statue.