Gwangsan District Council of Gwangju Urges Candidate Yoon Seok-yeol to Resign Over 'Jeon Du-hwan Defense Remarks'

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Yoon Jamin] The Gwangsan District Council of Gwangju Metropolitan City (Chairman Lee Young-hoon) has called for the withdrawal of Yoon Seok-yeol, the People Power Party's presidential primary candidate.

On the 21st, they issued a statement titled "A Statement Urging Apology from Former Prosecutor General Yoon Seok-yeol Who Defends the May 18 Massacre Perpetrator Jeon Du-hwan," demanding an apology for his remarks defending Jeon Du-hwan.

They continued, "We deeply regret Yoon's remarks, a candidate of the ruling opposition party's presidential primary, insulting the citizens of Gwangju by mentioning Honam and inciting regional conflicts to win favor with party members," and stated, "The People Power Party must prepare measures to prevent recurrence so that historical distortion and outrageous remarks do not happen again."

Lee Young-hoon, chairman of the Gwangsan District Council, added, "Former Prosecutor General Yoon's remarks are outrageous words that dig into the wounds of the May 18 victims and their families who live with the scars of May 1980," and said, "Yoon, who defended Jeon Du-hwan, who massacred the people to seize power, must apologize immediately."

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