[%%IMAGE1%%] Committee members prepare for their citizens’ law court against police and the city regarding Yongsan tragedy holds their inaugural meeting at the very site the disaster took place, Sept. 14.Committee members say they do not expect justice will be delivered by a court with a judge presiding, and plan to create their own court of law on Oct. 18 where a jury of 50 citizens will review the case, the excessive force used by police to evict residents, and the role of the government in the redevelopment project.Photo by Lee Jong-geun/The Hankyoreh

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