President Moon Jae-in Visits the Funeral Hall to Pay Respects to the Late Lee Han-yeol's Mother, Mrs. Bae Eun-sim

Consoling Bereaved Families Together with First Lady Kim Jung-sook

President Moon Jae-in visited the funeral hall of the late Bae Eun-sim, mother of martyr Lee Han-yeol, on the 9th to offer condolences and comfort the bereaved family.

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Yoon Jamin] President Moon Jae-in visited the funeral hall of the late Bae Eun-sim, mother of the late Lee Han-yeol, who devoted her life to democratization following her son's will, to pay tribute to the deceased.

At around 4:40 p.m. that day, President Moon, accompanied by his wife Kim Jung-sook, visited the funeral hall at Chosun University Hospital in Gwangju Metropolitan City, where the deceased's funeral was held, to pay respects and console the bereaved family.

Upon arriving at the funeral hall, President Moon and his wife were guided by Assemblyman Woo Sang-ho into the funeral hall, where they offered condolences and exchanged bows with the bereaved family.

After leaving the funeral hall, they greeted local government heads who had arrived earlier, followed by greetings with democratization movement officials.

When Park Haeng-soon, sister of martyr Park Gwan-hyun, expressed gratitude for attending the condolence, President Moon responded, "Of course, I had to come."

Meanwhile, Bae Eun-sim passed away at 5:28 a.m. that day at Chosun University Hospital.

She collapsed due to a myocardial infarction on the 3rd, underwent emergency surgery, was discharged on the 7th, and returned home to Jisan-dong, Dong-gu. Although she seemed to have recovered health, engaging in conversations without difficulty with those around her, she collapsed again early that morning.

Her daughter discovered this and took her to the hospital, but she ultimately passed away.

The funeral will be held as a three-day “Democratic Society Funeral.”

The standing funeral committee chairpersons are Han Dong-geon, chairman of the Lee Han-yeol Memorial Association; Jang Nam-soo, chairman of the National Democratic Bereaved Families Association; and Park Bong-joo, co-representative of the Gwangju-Jeonnam Memorial Solidarity.

Representatives of participating organizations and the Yonsei Democratic Alumni Association are organized as joint funeral committee chairpersons.

The funeral hall was set up at the first incense-burning room of Chosun University Hospital funeral hall, and the funeral will proceed over three days.

A night of mourning is scheduled for 7 p.m. on the 10th, with the funeral procession on the morning of the 11th, followed by a memorial service at the May 18 Democratic Square, and burial at the Mangwol-dong 8th Cemetery.

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