60-Year-Old Breaks Window Over "Park Jeonghee's Hearse Display at National Cemetery, Lacks Fairness"

October 26, 1979. The dictatorship extended by Yushin met a sudden end due to internal conflicts among close aides. Clutching his wounds, he said, "I'm fine." It was a soldier's calmness, but there was a nuance of someone facing death worrying about what remains behind. On November 3, 1979, at the state funeral, what were the people who gathered mourning and crying over?

[Asia Economy Reporter Yoo Byung-don] The Dongjak Police Station in Seoul announced on the 12th that they have booked and are investigating A (66) on charges of special property damage for smashing the glass window of former President Park Chung-hee's hearse displayed at the National Seoul Memorial Cemetery with a hammer.

According to the police, A is suspected of striking and breaking the front side windows, each approximately 2.8 meters wide, on both sides of former President Park's hearse displayed within the National Seoul Memorial Cemetery in Dongjak-gu at around 4:50 p.m. the previous day.

During the police investigation, A reportedly stated to the cemetery authorities that "keeping only former President Park's hearse at the cemetery for 40 years is unfair," and after his request for removal was rejected, he harbored resentment and committed the crime.

A is understood not to be affiliated with any specific political party or civic group.

The police stated that they are reviewing how to handle A's custody.

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