Late Kim Dong-hyeok, Who Delivered the 'New Military Regime Condemnation Speech,' Selected as May 18 Democratic Merit Recipient of the Month

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Yoon Jamin] The National 5·18 Democratic Cemetery Management Office (Director Yoo Hyungseon) announced on the 2nd that the late Kim Donghyuk was selected as the 5·18 Democratic Merit Person of the Month for April.

Born on July 25, 1940, Kim collected the bodies of citizens who were victims in the city during the 5·18 Democratization Movement and reported the overall situation of that day to the Gwangju Archdiocese.

He also took the stage at the citizens' rally held at the fountain in front of the Provincial Government Office to deliver a speech condemning the anti-democratic atrocities and massacres committed by the new military regime.

An official from the National 5·18 Democratic Cemetery Management Office said, "The late Kim Donghyuk, the 5·18 Democratic Merit Person of the Month, rests at Plot 3-74 in Cemetery Area 1, and anyone visiting the democratic cemetery can pay their respects at any time," adding, "As a national cemetery open to all citizens, we will continue to work hard to commemorate and remember those who sacrificed for democracy."

Meanwhile, the National 5·18 Democratic Cemetery Management Office selects the '5·18 Democratic Merit Person of the Month' every month to reexamine the noble sacrifices and contributions of the 5·18 democratic activists and to promote the value of the 5·18 Democratization Movement both domestically and internationally.

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