SOHN JIE-AE, SEOUL BUREAU CHIEF: Former presidents Chun Dewa (ph) and Nou Tewu (ph) were friends. Now, the whole case against these two former presidents for their role in the Quang Ji (ph) massacre, the military coup, and the slush funds, started after the presidencies of these two presidents and during the office of former president Qiang San (ph). When the whole case first came up, it was in danger of being closed and not reopened forever, and then the public opinion swelled. There was anger at the two former president, and Qiang San had no other choice but to bend to this swell of public opinion that wanted these two former presidents punished.</s>NATALIE ALLEN, CNN ANCHOR: Serious new charges facing two former South Korean presidents. Chun Dewan and Non Tewu both were indicted today for their alleged involvement in the killing of some 240 civilians as the army crushed an uprising in 1980.</s>JIE-AE: The whole nation got to see these two former presidents being tried in court, standing in court wearing prison garb. It was a shocking scene for many South Koreans, it really struck home the fact that times had changed and that Korea was going to go forward.
CNN 20: Fmr. South Korean Presidents Indicted, January 23, 1996