South Korean police raid Starbucks HQ over 'Tank Day' campaign
South Korean police raided the nation’s Starbucks headquarters on Wednesday to look for evidence that the coffee chain knowingly trivialized a 1980 massacre through its “Tank Day” advertisement campaign.
TL;DR
- South Korean police raided Starbucks Korea's headquarters.
- The raid is linked to the 'Tank Day' advertisement campaign.
- The campaign is accused of trivializing the 1980 Gwangju Uprising massacre.
- Starbucks released large tumblers on May 18, the anniversary of the massacre.
- At least 165 people were killed during the protests.
- Military tanks were used to quell the pro-democracy demonstrations against dictator Chun Doo-hwan.