Grandmother Lee Yong-soo Attends Wednesday Demonstration Hosted by Justice and Memory Foundation

Grandmother Lee Yong-soo (92), a victim of the Japanese military sexual slavery, is holding a press conference at the Inter-Burgo Hotel in Manchon-dong, Suseong-gu, Daegu.
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[Asia Economy Reporter Donghoon Jeong] Grandmother Lee Yong-soo (92), a victim of the Japanese military 'comfort women' system, is scheduled to attend the Wednesday Demonstration hosted by the Justice and Memory Foundation (Jeonguiyeon) on the 12th of next month.

According to the Justice and Memory Foundation and acquaintances of Grandmother Lee on the 30th, she will attend the '8th Worldwide Solidarity Rally and Press Conference for the Japanese Military Comfort Women Memorial Day,' held as part of the Wednesday Demonstration at noon on August 12 in front of the former Japanese Embassy in Jongno-gu, Seoul.

Grandmother Lee held a press conference at a teahouse in Daegu on May 7 and caused a stir by saying, "The Wednesday Demonstration should be abolished. It does not help at all. I don't even know where the donations from the participating students are used."

If her attendance is confirmed, it will be her first time attending a Wednesday Demonstration hosted by the Justice and Memory Foundation in 97 days since her first press conference in Daegu.

The predecessor of the Justice and Memory Foundation, the Korean Council for the Women Drafted for Military Sexual Slavery by Japan (Jeongdaehyeop), has held memorial rallies every August 14 since 2013.

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