Pyongyang, October 14 (KCNA) -- The U.S. forces in south Korea should stop hideous human rights abuses violating the dignity of the Korean nation and go back home at once, urges Minju Joson Friday in a by-lined commentary.

It says:

Recent series of sexual assaults against south Korean women by GIs have touched off bitter condemnation and wrath from all the Korean people.

Soon after the incident the U.S. busied itself, expressing regret, ordering a curfew and allegedly investigating the case. But this was a clumsy farce to calm down the south Koreans' mounting anti-American feelings.

If the U.S. truly feels responsible for those crimes and guilty conscience for misfortune and pains of the south Koreans, it should hand over the criminals to the south Korean authorities and inflict heavy penalty upon them. The U.S., however, denies the extradition of the criminals under the pretext of the south Korea-U.S. "Status of Forces Agreement."

It is clear that it would hush up the case under this or that pretext while dragging on the investigation of the case as in the past.

What is at issue is how long the south Koreans have to live in fear and agony subject to contempt and humiliation by the U.S. forces.

Increase of GIs' crimes is unavoidable as the U.S. considers south Korea as its colony and it is fixed by law.

The pullout of the U.S. imperialist aggression forces from south Korea is the way for the south Koreans to get rid of all misfortune and pains caused by GIs.