Group defends baseball team that mocked pro-democracy protests of 1980

A right-leaning civic group on Friday filed a criminal complaint against the amateur baseball federation, saying its decision to ban Pai Chai High School's baseball team from national tournaments for six months was excessive.

The high school team sparked controversy last month when some of its players shouted a chant at the opposing team from Gwangju Jeil High School.

The chant appeared to mock the May 18, 1980, protests and massacre known today as the Gwangju Democratic Uprising, during which t ...