Democratic Party Gwangju "Withdraw the Appointment of Lee Dong-wook as KBS Director"
The Gwangju Metropolitan City Party of the Democratic Party of Korea raised their voice to President Yoon Suk-yeol, demanding the withdrawal of the appointment of former Monthly Chosun reporter Lee Dong-wook as a KBS board member.
The Democratic Party's Gwangju City Party stated, "Former reporter Lee Dong-wook wrote an article describing the May 18 Gwangju Democratization Movement as one of the 'Top 10 false reports and exaggerations related to the Gwangju Incident,' distorting history by claiming it was an incident caused by a small number of agitators." They added, "Moreover, he was recommended as a KBS board member in 2020, but his appointment was blocked due to his distorted historical perception."
They continued, "It is obvious that the Yoon Suk-yeol administration’s low-level attempt to control the media by tightening the public broadcasting system and even occupying the board of directors is in full view," and argued, "During his candidacy, President Yoon pledged to include the spirit of May 18 in the preamble of the Constitution, and the People Power Party also promised to support this, but after his election, he has not even mentioned the constitutional inclusion of the May 18 spirit."
They also claimed, "Appointing Kim Kwang-dong, who claimed that North Korea might have been involved in the May 18 Gwangju Democratization Movement, as the chairperson of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission caused a sense of loss among Gwangju citizens," and stated, "We can no longer tolerate the arrogance and dictatorship of the Yoon Suk-yeol government."
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Furthermore, they added, "The appointment of former reporter Lee Dong-wook, who distorted and belittled the history of the May 18 Gwangju Democratization Movement, as a KBS board member must be immediately withdrawn," emphasizing, "History contains the blood and sweat of the people. Denying history is no different from denying the people."
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