North Korea: "Behind the Gwangju Massacre Atrocities is the U.S."... Inducing U.S.-South Korea Cooperation Discord and Internal Conflicts

40th Anniversary of the May 18 Democratic Uprising
"US Condoned and Allowed Chun Doo-hwan's Use of Force"

On the morning of the 18th, the 40th anniversary of the May 18 Democratic Uprising, attendees are entering the May 18 Democracy Square in front of the old Jeonnam Provincial Office in Dong-gu, Gwangju, to attend the commemorative ceremony.

On the 40th anniversary of the May 18 Democratic Movement, North Korea claimed that "behind the Gwangju Massacre atrocity lies the dark hand of the United States," attempting to incite internal conflict in South Korea and disrupt South Korea-US cooperation.

The external propaganda outlet 'Uriminzokkiri' issued a denunciation titled "Strongly Condemning the Unprecedented Inhumane Crime" on the 18th under the editorial office's name, asserting that "the United States, seeing that their ruling system over South Korea could be shaken to its roots by the Gwangju People's Uprising, tacitly permitted and allowed the forces under the command of the US military commander occupying South Korea to be deployed to suppress the uprising, led by the military fascist Chun Doo-hwan, who was accustomed to killing people."

The outlet stated, "Under the open instigation and support of the United States, the military murderers of Chun Doo-hwan mercilessly carried out a large-scale slaughter operation by mobilizing frontline military forces without any hesitation," adding, "History has already branded the Gwangju Massacre as a product of the collusion between the United States, the eternal enemy of our nation, and the Chun Doo-hwan faction, condemning the overlord and his henchmen as the main culprits of this heinous massacre and inhumane major crime."

Furthermore, Uriminzokkiri demanded a thorough purge of those responsible for May 18 and commemorated the victims.

The outlet said, "Although four decades have passed, the truth about May 18 and the punishment of the massacre's main perpetrators have yet to be achieved. Instead, the murderer Chun Doo-hwan, who reveled in the bloodbath, still walks the streets in broad daylight, mocking and insulting public sentiment."

It emphasized, "The only solution is a resolute judgment against the massacre perpetrators and a thorough purge of their descendants," adding, "This bloodstained inhumane crime must be condemned and denounced for all eternity and must never be repeated."

On the same day, other external propaganda outlets 'Meari,' 'Choson Today,' and 'Echo of Unification' also published articles related to May 18, calling for the uncovering of the truth.

Meari, in an article titled "The Uprising Has Never Ended," stated, "The Gwangju People's Uprising has never ended," and urged, "The South Korean people must carry on the spirit of the Gwangju uprising martyrs who heroically fought against injustice and dictatorship without fear of death, and intensify the flames of anti-American self-reliance and the eradication of conservative evils."

Choson Today described the Gwangju People's Uprising as "a historic event that recorded a brilliant chapter in the anti-fascist democratic struggle history of the South Korean people."

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