The editorial recalled that Korean compatriots in Germany staged demonstration demanding the halt to the four large rivers project during Lee Myung Bak's tour of Germany.

Right before Lee's arrival for talks, unidentified men in black suits appeared who tried to arrest the demonstrators and set up "barricade" only to be checked by the German police, it noted, and went on:

This case was by no means accidental.

When a furor flared up, the Chongwadae made lame excuses, saying that it was not true that members of its security room curbed the demonstration. But it is hardly believable in the light of their outfits and acts.

The violation of the freedom of assembly and demonstration will only bring shame in the eyes of the world, the editorial stressed.