Oh Se-hoon’s Clear Logical Response to Jeong Yulseong Issue... 'Sangpungpaesok'

Mayor Oh Se-hoon Criticizes Controversial Jeong Yul-sung Issue on Facebook After 5 PM on the 26th

Mayor Oh Se-hoon recently criticized the controversial issue surrounding Jeong Yul-seong with clear logic.

On the 26th at 5:53 PM, Mayor Oh wrote on Facebook in a post titled 'Sangpungpaesok' that Jeong Yul-seong clearly lived as an 'enemy of the Republic of Korea.'

Mayor Oh argued that when properly examining historical issues, for decades, forces claiming to be progressive have identified, condemned, and excluded pro-Japanese collaborators.

He questioned whether it is not only natural to also punish those who obstructed the survival of the Republic of Korea and joined communism, asserting that if the former is anti-national, then the latter is anti-state.

He emphasized that the claim that pro-Japanese collaboration is unacceptable but communism is acceptable is merely a double standard, and that the term 'Sangpungpaesok' (meaning 'to harm and corrupt customs') perfectly fits those who glorify Jeong Yul-seong, an 'enemy of the Republic of Korea.'

He concluded that glorifying Jeong Yul-seong is a treasonous act utterly harmful to the Republic of Korea.

Amid controversy over Gwangju Metropolitan City's plan to create a Jeong Yul-seong Park, Mayor Oh's clear stance has drawn attention.

This issue became a nationwide topic after Park Min-sik, Minister of Patriots and Veterans Affairs, raised concerns on his Facebook on the 22nd regarding Gwangju's 'Jeong Yul-seong Historical Park' project.

Minister Park stated, "Jeong Yul-seong, an anti-Japanese activist from Gwangju, joined the Chinese Communist Party in 1939 and composed the 'March of the Eighth Route Army,' which is currently used as a march by the Chinese People's Liberation Army. During the Korean War, he conducted frontline morale activities for the Chinese People's Army and later naturalized as a Chinese citizen."

Through his Facebook post, Minister Park criticized, "Are you trying to create a shrine for North Korean patriotic martyrs?" and demanded the withdrawal of Gwangju's 'Jeong Yul-seong Historical Park' project. In May 2020, Gwangju announced plans to create the Jeong Yul-seong Historical Park in the Bullo-dong area of Dong-gu, with a total budget of 4.8 billion KRW, aiming to complete the park by the end of this year.

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