Former South Korea president’s grandson apologizes to victims in Gwangju

Chun Woo-won, grandson of the late former army dictator President Chun Doo-hwan, consoles Kim Gil-ja, who misplaced a cherished one throughout the Could 18 Gwangju Democratic Rebellion, on behalf of his grandfather on Friday. (Yonhap)

Chun Woo-won, a grandson of the late former army dictator South Korea President Chun Doo-hwan, formally apologized to the bereaved households of the victims of the Could 18 Gwangju Democratic Rebellion and to the residents of Gwangju.

At round 10 a.m. on Friday, Chun Woo-won, the second son of the ex-dictator’s son, Chun Jae-yong, together with organizations associated to the victims, held a gathering with the bereaved households and victims on the reception corridor on the primary flooring of the Could 18th Memorial Cultural Middle in Web optimization-gu, Gwangju.

The junior Chun met with folks, together with Kim Gil-ja, the mom of the late Moon Jae-hak, a scholar militia scholar, Kim Tae-soo, who was shot in entrance of Gwangju jail on the night of Could 21 and suffered trauma for a very long time, and Kim Kwan, a sufferer of assault and detention.

The rebellion started on Could 18, 1980 as a response to a coup d’etat which solidified Chun Doo-hwan’s army regime over South Korea. The army arrested opposition leaders, closed all universities, banned political actions and censored the press. It additionally violently suppressed the rebellion, killing and torturing a whole bunch of individuals.

The junior Chun stated his grandfather, Chun Doo-hwan, was “a prison, a assassin,” and a member of the household who “dedicated a really severe crime” throughout the rebellion. He thanked individuals who gave “such a valuable alternative to an unsightly sinner like me.”

Expressing his honest apology for coming so late, he stated, “I do know there are lots of victims. I’m sorry to the extent that I acknowledge that my coming has damage you, and thanks for giving me a valuable alternative.”

“Regardless of a lot sacrifice and affected by the Japanese colonial interval to the army dictatorship, my grandfather, Chun Doo-hwan, failed to advertise the event of democracy and as a substitute allowed democracy to circulation in reverse,” he stated.

After ending the press convention, Chun visited the memorial and sublimation area situated within the Could 18th Memorial Cultural Middle, and moved to the Could 18th Nationwide Cemetery in Gwangju at round 11:30 a.m. to pay his respects to those that misplaced their lives throughout the rebellion.

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