Song Young-gil Visits Roh Hoe-chan's Grave: "If He Were Alive, There Would Be a Democratic-Justice Coalition Government"

Song Young-gil, former leader of the Democratic Party of Korea, visited the grave of the late Roh Hoe-chan, former leader of the Justice Party, ahead of his 5th anniversary and expressed regret, saying, "If he were alive, the Democratic Party and the Justice Party would have formed a coalition government."

On the 22nd, Song posted on his social media, "I paid my respects to my beloved brother Roh Hoe-chan and laid a single flower on his grave," expressing these sentiments.

Song Young-gil, former leader of the Democratic Party of Korea, paying respects at the grave of former Justice Party leader Roh Hoe-chan.
[Photo by Song Young-gil]

The grave of the late Roh, whose 5th anniversary is next month, is located in Moran Park. Moran Park is considered a representative 'Democratic Martyrs Cemetery' in Korea, where martyrs such as Jeon Tae-il, Park Jong-chul, and the late Seoul Mayor Park Won-soon are also buried.

He said, "(Roh Hoe-chan) was the person who led me into the taxi and bus transportation labor movement," adding, "If Brother Roh were alive, the Democratic Party and the Justice Party would have unified during the last presidential election to block Yoon Seok-yeol's prosecutorial dictatorship and form a coalition government. Thinking about the current situation brings tears to my eyes."

Visiting Moran Park, former leader Song also paid respects at the graves of Yang Hoe-dong, a construction union official who recently died by self-immolation, and Seok Kwang-soo, who self-immolated in 1991. He said, "Yesterday was Yang's funeral. Due to my circumstances, I could not attend the official ceremony, so I visited Moran Park today to pay my respects," adding, "On the 32nd anniversary of the self-immolation of comrade Seok Kwang-soo of Gongseong Transportation, which occurred when I was the secretary-general of the Incheon Taxi Labor Union Federation, I paid respects together with comrade Koo Soo-young of the Democratic Taxi Federation, who was with me at the time."

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