Launch of the Democratic Movement Comrades Association... Urging the Enactment of the Democratic Merit Act

[Asia Economy Reporter Park Cheol-eung] The National Democratic Movement Comrades Association declared its launch on the 14th at the Liberation Hall in Yeouido, Seoul, and urged the enactment of the Democratic Merit Act.

At the launch ceremony, Seol Hoon, a member of the Democratic Party of Korea, stated, "The democratization movement was a noble struggle for the progress of history, civil rights, and peace. The flames of democratization, continuously carried on through the April 19 Revolution, the May 18 Democratization Movement, and the June Struggle, have been the driving force that firmly rooted democracy in this land." He also announced that he would introduce the "Act on the Treatment of Democratic Meritorious Persons" as a representative bill.

Seol also said, "The civil rights and democracy we enjoy today are built upon the sacrifices of countless people devoted to democratization."

Jung Hyun-chan, Chairman (Special Committee Chair on Agriculture, Fisheries, and Rural Areas), argued, "Democratization movement meritorious persons should be recognized as symbols who protect and continue democracy. This recognition of democratic merit should emerge from history and be established as a practical system through legislation, and local governments should enact ordinances accordingly."

Kim Won-woong, President of the Liberation Association, delivered a congratulatory speech emphasizing that "Democratization movement comrades are the independence fighters of our era," and Lee Boo-young, former Standing Chair of the National Ethnic Democratic Movement Federation (Jeonminryeon), encouraged by saying, "The democratization movement is our nation's human liberation movement."

Members of the National Democratic Movement Comrades Association are recognized by the government as persons related to the democratization movement or as contributors to it. The association was established with the purpose of inheriting the democratization movement and building a democratization movement database (DB).

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