Taeyoungho "Baek Seon-yeop Burial Site Controversy, Kim Jong-un Will Laugh"

On the morning of the 15th, the transfer of the late General Baek Seon-yeop's remains took place at the funeral service held at Seoul Asan Medical Center in Songpa-gu, Seoul. Photo by Joint Press Corps

[Asia Economy Reporter Lee Ji-eun] Tae Young-ho, a member of the Future United Party, criticized the controversy over the burial site of the late General Baek Seon-yeop, saying, "I wonder if Kim Jong-un might be biting his tongue in frustration."

On the 15th, Tae said on Facebook, "What would Kim Jong-un, Chairman of the State Affairs Commission of North Korea, think when he sees South Korea fighting over the place to honor a war hero?"

He added, "As someone who was a North Korean diplomat until four years ago, I was curious about how South Korea honors the heroes of the Korean War who fought for the country's freedom and the first four-star general of Korea. However, after witnessing the behavior in this country over the past five days, I feel not just regret but utter despair."

Tae pointed out, "The Blue House and the ruling party have not made any statements regarding the hero who defended the nation's freedom. Worse yet, people enjoying the freedom he protected are disparaging the general as a pro-Japanese collaborator and questioning how someone who fired bullets at our people can be buried in the National Cemetery." This appears to be a reference to related remarks by lawyer and radio current affairs program host Roh Young-hee.

He continued, "At this point, it's confusing who started the war and who fired at whom," adding, "When Ri Ul-sol, a hero of the Korean War, passed away, Kim Jong-un held a state funeral, paraded his coffin on an armored vehicle around Pyongyang, and personally accompanied it to the burial site." Ri Ul-sol, also known as the 'Last Marshal of the People's Army,' died of lung cancer in 2015.

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