Muan-gun to Reveal the 'Damage and Truth' of Gwangju Military Airport Relocation Project

Opposition Campaign Against Moving Gwangju Military Airport to Muan for COVID-19 Vaccination Center

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At the COVID-19 vaccination center conducting vaccinations for seniors aged 75 and older, promotional activities were held to raise awareness about the damages and truths related to the relocation project of Gwangju Combat Airfield. (Photo by Muan-gun)

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters, Reporter Oh Hwan-joo] Muan County, Jeollanam-do announced on the 19th that the Anti-Relocation Committee of the Gwangju Combat Airfield to Muan (hereafter referred to as the Committee) conducted promotional activities at the COVID-19 vaccination center in Muan County on the 15th and 16th to inform the public about the damages and truths regarding the Gwangju Combat Airfield relocation project during the vaccination of seniors aged 75 and older.

The Committee attracted significant interest and response from residents visiting the vaccination center by distributing promotional booklets and broadcasting resident interview videos through a mobile promotional vehicle. They plan to continue these promotional activities on-site until the vaccination process is completed.

On that day, Park Moon-jae, the Co-Chairman of the Committee, stated, “Mayor Lee Yong-seop of Gwangju disrespected the residents of Jeollanam-do with his inhumane remark during a press briefing on the 5th, claiming that areas with populations under 100,000 would not suffer from fighter jet noise.” He demanded an apology from the mayor, saying, “Mayor Lee, who once called for coexistence between Gwangju and Jeollanam-do, is now caught in self-contradiction and rationalization, showing the unilateral push-through behavior reminiscent of past military regimes who would do anything for their objectives.”

He also emphasized, “A unilateral military airport relocation method that causes conflicts and disputes between regions cannot gain the sympathy of local residents. We must shift to a competitive selection method that allows regions wishing to host the combat airfield to attract it through a change in perspective.”

A resident who visited the vaccination center that day said, “Once the combat airfield is relocated, it cannot be reversed. For the sake of future generations living in Muan, I will oppose the military airport relocation until the very end.”

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