Candidate Lee Hyung-seok: "Representative Hwang Kyo-ahn, who belittled May 18, must resign"

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters, Reporter Yoon Jamin] Lee Hyung-seok, the Democratic Party preliminary candidate for the National Assembly election in Buk-gu (Eul), Gwangju Metropolitan City, urged Hwang Kyo-ahn, leader of the Liberty Korea Party, to resign.

On the 11th, Lee Hyung-seok stated in a press release, “On the 9th, Hwang Kyo-ahn, leader of the Liberty Korea Party, referred to the May 18 Democratic Uprising as a ‘situation’ during a conversation with local residents in front of a snack bar in Jongno-gu, Seoul, saying, ‘There was some kind of incident back in 1980, right? I remember schools were closed and things like that,’ as if it were insignificant.”

He continued, “This reflects the mindset and behavior of a former public security prosecutor who, during the authoritarian regime, engaged in political manipulation and detained numerous democratic figures, as the leader of the main opposition party still recalls the May 18 Gwangju Democratic Uprising by the term ‘Gwangju Incident,’ a name given by the Chun Doo-hwan military regime.”

He emphasized, “The historical evaluation of the May 18 Democratic Uprising has already been made. Nevertheless, those who continuously belittle and distort it must be firmly punished.”

Meanwhile, Lee Hyung-seok serves as the chairman of the May 18 Gwangju Democratic Uprising 40th Anniversary Special Committee and is actively engaged in activities to inherit and develop the spirit of Gwangju.

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