In connection to the abduction of Kim Sun-il, an anti-Iraq dispatch civic organization urges the government to withdraw the scheduled additional force deployment plan during a press conference in front of a government complex on Monday. The organization is comprised of 365 affiliate civic groups, including the People’s Solidarity for Participatory Democracy. Korean Kidnapped in Iraq Kidnap Victim's Parents Begs for Son's Release Gov't Negotiating to Save Hostage; But Troops Still Going to Iraq Act Carefully and Maturely in Saving Kim Sun-il

In the survey conducted last October, 48.6 percent supported the dispatch while 47.4 percent opposed it, with those in the lead slightly in the lead. However, those opposed to the dispatch have increased over 15 percent, while supporters have decreased by similar percentages.

In the vote conducted by Yahoo! Korea (yahoo.co.kr) from April 14 to 24, more people supported the dispatch -- 47 percent answered that the promise to send the Korean army must be kept, 25 percent replied that there should be changes in the timing and 26 percent answered that the dispatch should be cancelled.

However, the numerical values were reversed in a survey conducted Friday, in which 63 percent of respondents opposed the deployment and 32 percent approved the dispatch. The interim findings of the survey conducted by Daum.net also showed that the percentage of respondents supporting the withdrawal of the dispatch exceeded those who support the dispatch -- 76.1 percent felt the deployment plan should be withdrawn while 19 percent answered that it should proceed.

A Yahoo Korea official said, “I think that a large number of the respondents who supported the dispatch plan considering the relations with the United States are changing their minds while realizing the possibilities of human loss through the kidnapping of Kim Sun-il.”

(englishnews@chosun.com )