Gwangju Combat Airfield Relocation to Muan Threatens Residents' Right to Livelihood

Cheonggye-myeon Holds Relay Rally Opposing Gwangju Military Airport Relocation

The Cheonggye-myeon Military Airport Relocation Opposition Committee held a rally opposing the relocation of the Gwangju Military Airport to Muan County at the Cheonggye-myeon Complex Center plaza. (Photo by Muan County)

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters, Reporter Seo Young-seo] The Cheonggye-myeon Military Airport Relocation Opposition Committee of Muan-gun, Jeollanam-do (Chairman Jeong Seung-hwan) announced that on the 6th at 11 a.m., about 50 people including the Cheonggye-myeon Village Chief Council and residents gathered at the Cheonggye-myeon Complex Center Square to hold a joint resolution rally with the Gwangju Combat Airfield Muan Relocation Opposition Pan-Citizen Countermeasure Committee (Chairman Park Moon-jae) against the relocation of the Gwangju Military Airport to Muan-gun.

This resolution rally was held again since last August, and the participants strongly expressed their opposition once more by reading the resolution and shouting slogans, criticizing the government and Gwangju Metropolitan City for thoroughly ignoring the will of 100,000 Muan residents and forcibly pushing forward the military airport relocation, despite repeatedly making clear their opposition to the relocation of the Gwangju Combat Airfield.

Jeong Seung-hwan, Chairman of the Cheonggye-myeon Countermeasure Committee, raised his voice saying, “If the military airport is relocated to Muan-gun, the noise from fighter jets is expected to cause enormous damage not only to the residents but also to the learning rights of Mokpo National University students,” and emphasized, “We must absolutely prevent the military airport relocation to protect the residents’ right to live.”

Meanwhile, the Cheonggye-myeon Countermeasure Committee decided to actively participate in the relay resolution rallies of other eup and myeon pan-citizen committees, along with voluntary banner posting promotions by social organizations to block the military airport relocation.

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