"Lost Lawsuit, Dug Up Father's Grave and Sent Remains by Courier... Request to Punish Illegal Exhumation" Cheong Petition

A petition requesting punishment for the person who dug up the father's grave has been posted.
[Photo by Cheongwadae National Petition Board capture]

[Asia Economy Reporter Kwon Seoyoung] A petition demanding punishment for a person who forcibly dug up his father's grave after losing a legal battle over land ownership has sparked public outrage.

On the 26th, a petition titled "We strongly request a thorough investigation and punishment of the city hall that approved the illegal exhumation application and Mr. A who dug up his father's grave" was posted on the Blue House National Petition Board. As of 9 a.m. on the 31st, the petition had garnered over 5,000 supporters. The petitioner introduced himself as the head of a household in his 70s living in Gwangju and began, "About three years ago, Mr. A, who lives in Seoul, suddenly appeared and filed a lawsuit over ownership of a small rural plot of land, about the size of a palm, created under a special law more than 30 years ago."

The petitioner explained, "Although I won in both the first and second trials, Mr. A falsely accused my mother, who is over 90 years old, twice of fraud and unauthorized cultivation as a form of retaliation," adding, "However, I tried my best to forget it as if it were in the past." But the petitioner continued, "A few months ago, I received devastating news," writing, "Mr. A dug up my father's grave, who passed away over 20 years ago, broke the coffin, and stole the bones."

The petitioner further claimed, "Even after that, Mr. A boldly called and said that since he dug up my father's bones, he would cremate them." He also added, "A few days ago, a post office parcel arrived at my elderly mother's rural home where she lives alone." He said, "It was my father's bones sent by Mr. A," and "My mother in her 90s could not even open the parcel, and she lost her appetite and became bedridden from the shock," and "My family and siblings were so shocked and distressed that they could not bear to open it."

The petitioner expressed outrage, saying, "How can a person wearing human skin commit such a heinous and unforgivable act?" He added, "Lunar New Year is just around the corner, and thinking about where my father's bones might be wandering or which grave I should visit as his child tears my heart apart and causes great pain." Furthermore, he urged, "I earnestly request the nation to conduct the strongest possible investigation and punishment against the city hall that illegally and without the family's consent approved the atrocious illegal exhumation application, the responsible officials, and Mr. A, who committed an unimaginable and unfilial atrocity while wearing human skin."

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