5·18 Organizations and Special Forces Society Face Repeated Controversies Over 'Joint National Declaration Ceremony'
5·18 Minjung Uprising Mobile Strike Team Comrades Association 'Opposition' Press Conference
[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters, Reporter Yoon Jamin] Controversy continues over the 'National Joint Declaration Ceremony' between the May 18 organizations and the Special Forces Comrades Association.
Civic groups such as the May Mothers' House, Gwangju Jeonnam Memorial Solidarity, and Gwangju Jeonnam Women's Association have strongly criticized it as a 'fake political show.' Following the bereaved families' association, one of the May 18 organizations, declaring non-participation, the May 18 People's Uprising Mobile Strike Force Comrades Association also announced its opposition.
On the 16th, the May 18 People's Uprising Mobile Strike Force Comrades Association held a press conference and stated, “We can no longer stand by silently at the absurd act of victims pleading for reconciliation with perpetrators, and we want to convey the resolute will of comrades who have been holding their breath until now.”
The comrades association said, “Do not distort the honor and pride of comrades who live fiercely across the country, nor should forces that sympathize with such distortion manipulate May 18 according to their own tastes. We want to ask whether it is possible to embrace and reconcile with comrades who have endured pain for 43 years, unable to remove bullets fired by the Airborne troops from their waists and have been taking painkillers all this time.”
They also asked, “Are some executives of the May 18 public law organizations who exploit May 18 from the corrupt power’s back pocket not afraid of history and the people?”
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Furthermore, they emphasized, “During the 43 years trampled by the military boots of the new military regime, the Special Forces Comrades Association deceived and mocked the May 18 spirits and the people, wasting a long time. This is a massacre act that kills the bereaved families and May spirits, who have endured trauma and decades of suffering, twice.”
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