Democratic Party Gwangju Branch, 2nd Anniversary Memorial for the Late Bae Eun-sim

The Gwangju Metropolitan City Party of the Democratic Party of Korea commemorated the 2nd anniversary of the passing of Mrs. Bae Eun-sim, the mother of martyr Lee Han-yeol.

On the 8th, the city party issued a statement saying, "It has already been two years since the late Mrs. Bae Eun-sim left us," and added, "Having lost her son, martyr Lee Han-yeol, to ruthless state violence, the late Mrs. Bae Eun-sim fought and devoted herself wherever there was a cause for democracy, human rights, and peace."

On the morning of January 11, 2022, a state funeral for the late martyr Lee Han-yeol's mother, Bae Eun-sim, was held at the 5·18 Democracy Square in Dong-gu, Gwangju Metropolitan City.

They continued, "She was always present at sites where socially vulnerable people needed help, from the 2009 Yongsan tragedy, the 2016 death of farmer Baek Nam-gi, to the 2017 enactment process of the Sewol ferry special law," and stated, "She became a warm mother to those who suffered and were oppressed."

They also said, "Her dedication to the development of democracy has become the spirit of the times in the Republic of Korea," and added, "We will honor her heartfelt wish that no more families who sacrifice their lives for democracy and suffer as a result will ever exist again in our history."

Meanwhile, the 2nd anniversary memorial service for Mrs. Bae Eun-sim will be held on the 9th at 1 p.m. at the 8th burial area of Mangwol Cemetery Park in Gwangju.

This memorial service is jointly hosted by the National Ethnic Democratic Bereaved Families Association, the Lee Han-yeol Memorial Project Association, and the Gwangju-Jeonnam Memorial Solidarity.

Mrs. Bae passed away on January 9, 2022, due to acute myocardial infarction. Her son, martyr Lee Han-yeol, died after being hit in the head by a tear gas canister during the 1987 democratization movement, which became a turning point leading to the June Democratic Uprising. After her son's death, Mrs. Bae devoted her entire life to the democratization movement.

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