Democratic Party Elected Officials in Gwangju: "Myanmar Situation Mirrors the 5·18 Incident"

Joint Statement Urging Active UN Involvement in Myanmar Situation

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Yoon Jamin] Elected officials of the Democratic Party of Korea in Gwangju Metropolitan City have urged, "The UN must actively intervene in the Myanmar situation."

On the 10th, eight Democratic Party members of the National Assembly from Gwangju, 22 Gwangju city council members, and 47 district council members jointly announced their signatures and made this statement.

They stated, "The military and police crackdown in Myanmar is becoming increasingly brutal, and citizens are feeling threatened in their lives," adding, "The illegal and ruthless coup by the Myanmar military is a serious challenge to democracy."

They continued, "The UN Special Envoy on Myanmar emphasized the need for active international intervention in a press conference, and various SNS platforms and civil society are calling for the UN's responsibility to protect," emphasizing, "The UN holds the principle that a state has the responsibility to protect its citizens from genocide, and if it clearly fails to do so, the international community must step in through coercive measures."

They added, "The current situation in Myanmar is exactly like the scene in Gwangju in May 1980."

They further urged, "The UN Security Council should strongly respond to this situation through public statements and resolutions to save the Myanmar citizens being massacred by the barbaric guns and knives of the Myanmar military," and "We request that the UN actively intervene in the Myanmar situation so that international attention to the democratic order can be realized through resolutions."

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