Democratic Party Gwangju "People Power Innovation Committee, Please Show Sincerity in Including May 18 in the Constitution"

The Gwangju Metropolitan City Party of the Democratic Party of Korea urged the People Power Party's Innovation Committee, which paid respects at the National 5·18 Democratic Cemetery upon its launch, to sincerely participate in including the 5·18 spirit in the preamble of the Constitution.

On the 30th, the Democratic Party's Gwangju City Party issued a statement saying, "The People Power Party's Innovation Committee proposed lifting the disciplinary action against former Supreme Council member Kim Jae-won as the first agenda item on the 27th, citing party unity," and added, "Former Supreme Council member Kim was disciplined for making offensive remarks such as 'Including the 5·18 spirit in the constitutional preamble was said just to gain votes.'"

They continued, "President Yoon Seok-yeol, who pledged to include the 5·18 spirit in the constitutional preamble, appointed Kim Kwang-dong, who claimed North Korean involvement in the 5·18 incident, as chairman of the 'Truth and Reconciliation Commission for Past Affairs,' appointed Cha Ki-hwan, who asserted the theory of North Korean infiltration during 5·18, as a director of the Korea Communications Commission, and placed Lee Dong-wook, who persistently distorted articles about 5·18, as a director of KBS. While remaining silent about these deceptive actions, they paid respects at the 5·18 Democratic Cemetery," they argued.

The city party stated, "This is another form of disparagement and spiritual damage to the May 18 Democratic Movement," and demanded, "Please sincerely participate in the promotion of including the 5·18 spirit in the constitutional preamble, which has formed a national consensus and faces no opposition between ruling and opposition parties."

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