Democratic Party Gwangju City Council Members "Resign Nominee Lee Jin-sook for KCC Chairperson"

Distorted Historical View on Past 5·18 Distortion and Denigration

All members of the Democratic Party affiliated with the Gwangju Metropolitan Council have called for the resignation of Lee Jin-sook, the nominee for Chairperson of the Korea Communications Commission.

On the 25th, the council members issued a statement saying, “Nominee Lee Jin-sook distorted the historical significance of the May 18 Democratic Movement by referring to it as the ‘Gwangju Incident’ in the past,” and added, “She also revealed a flawed historical perspective by liking posts that disparaged the movement as ‘incited by rioters.’”

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They continued, “She posted a video titled ‘The May 18 Organizations Are Interest Groups,’ damaging their honor, and it was also revealed that during the 22nd general election, she publicly supported lawyer Do Tae-woo, a figure who disparaged the May 18 Democratic Movement,” emphasizing, “Her past actions and statements during the confirmation hearing show that she oppressed the media and labor unions and denied historical facts. This confirms that she has voluntarily abandoned public interest and neutrality.”

Furthermore, they stated, “The Korea Communications Commission must be independent from power institutions and serve a public role in fairly recording and conveying social phenomena and public opinion,” asserting, “Someone who holds a distorted historical view and biased political stance and implements them without filtering can never be entrusted with the leadership of broadcasting and communications.”

They also declared, “We cannot help but strongly condemn the Yoon Seok-yeol administration for repeatedly appointing unqualified personnel who ignore the suffering of May 18 Democratic Movement participants caused by relentless attempts to distort history and disregard the public’s expectation for an independent and fair press.”

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