Im Tae-hoon, Yeo Proportional Candidate, "Received Cutoff Notice, Reason is Draft Evasion"

Revealed Cutoff Fact via Facebook
Imprisoned for Draft Evasion, Pardoned in Gwangbokjeol Special Amnesty
"Filed Objection, Awaiting Wise Judgment"

Im Tae-hoon, former director of the Center for Military Human Rights, announced that he received a cut-off (nomination exclusion) notice in the candidate registration document screening for the Democratic Party of Korea. He had been mentioned as a proportional representation candidate representing civil society.

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On the 13th, Im posted on Facebook, "I received a cut-off notice from the party regarding the candidate registration document screening," adding, "The reason given was draft evasion." He stated, "The party defined conscientious objection to military service as draft evasion," and added, "I have filed an objection."

He continued, "In the end, I went to prison. On April 29, 2004, I was sentenced to 1 year and 6 months in prison for violating the Military Service Act," and explained, "When I had served most of my sentence, President Roh Moo-hyun granted me a special pardon on Liberation Day, which led to my release." He said, "While in prison, I often thought that efforts to change the inhumane military culture should not be limited to draft objection," and added, "After several years of preparation, I established the Center for Military Human Rights in 2009. Since then, I have been working for 15 years."

Im said, "I await a wise judgment befitting the 70-year history of the Democratic Party of Korea, built on the spirit of Kim Dae-jung and Roh Moo-hyun for the human rights of citizens."

Earlier, the Democratic Party of Korea selected four candidates as proportional representation candidates representing civil society through a public audition: Jeon Ji-ye, a steering committee member of the Financial Justice Solidarity; Jeong Young-i, chairman of the Gurye County Farmers' Association of the National Farmers' Federation; Kim Yoon, professor at Seoul National University College of Medicine; and Im Tae-hoon, former director of the Center for Military Human Rights. Among them, Jeon, who was embroiled in controversy over 'anti-American activities,' and Jeong, who was involved in controversy over attending an anti-THAAD deployment rally, voluntarily withdrew.

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