5·18 Truth Investigation Committee "Jang Se-dong Admits Visiting Gwangju... Also Advised on Suppression Operation"

Jang Se-dong, a former close aide to ex-President Jeon Du-hwan and former head of the Agency for National Security Planning, admitted to visiting Gwangju during the May 18 Democratic Uprising.

Jang Se-dong (left) visiting the funeral hall of Jeon Du-hwan. Photo by Jin-Hyung Kang aymsdream@

The May 18 Truth Investigation Committee announced this at a public report on the 16th. Jang, who was then an operations staff officer of the Special Forces, confessed during the committee's investigation that he visited Gwangju before the outbreak of the May 18 Democratic Uprising.

Jang also testified that he advised on the martial law troops' suppression operations during the May 18 Democratic Uprising. Some have raised suspicions that Jang stayed in Gwangju and played an unofficial command role linking to Jeon Du-hwan, who was then the commander of the Security Command.

A committee official explained, "Through the investigation of Jang, we secured statements that are more advanced than those he made to the prosecution in the past."

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