Lee Nak-yeon: "We Will Strive to Uncover the Truth of April 3 Incident... Accelerate the Passage of the Special Act"

[Asia Economy Reporter Jeon Jin-young] Lee Nak-yeon, leader of the Democratic Party of Korea, visited Jeju on the 18th and stated that he would strive to uncover the truth about the Jeju April 3 Incident and work hard for the enactment of a special law.

At the on-site Supreme Council meeting held at the Jeju 4·3 Peace Park that afternoon, Lee said, “The Democratic Party and the residents of Jeju will work together to uncover the truth and restore the honor of April 3,” expressing his commitment.

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He said, “The Kim Dae-jung administration enacted the special law to investigate the truth of the April 3 Incident, and President Roh Moo-hyun was the first sitting president to apologize for the violence of state power. The Moon Jae-in administration also apologized. The Democratic Party will not stop there and will make every effort to achieve a complete resolution.”

He continued, “We will devote all our efforts to uncovering the truth and restoring honor until the residents of Jeju say, ‘It is enough now.’ The special April 3 law proposed by Democratic Party lawmaker Oh Young-hoon is being closely discussed in the National Assembly’s Public Administration and Security Committee. We will speed up the process to ensure it is passed within the regular session of the National Assembly,” he emphasized.

He also promised active support for the Jeju region. Lee said, “The Democratic Party will actively support tasks for Jeju’s new future,” adding, “We will pay special attention to current issues such as fostering new industries using clean energy resources and the Green New Deal.”

He added, “Jeju is home to the headquarters of Daum Kakao, one of the largest domestic portal companies. Jeju has great advantages in the digital New Deal, so we will also support related industries,” and said, “We will make special efforts during budget deliberations and the legislative process to ensure that budgets reflect the projects desired by the residents of Jeju.”

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