President Lee Jae-myung on Revocation of Honors for 5·18 Crackdown Participants: "Correcting Long-Standing Distortions"

President Lee Jae-myung stated that the government's decision to revoke 198 state honors awarded to individuals involved in the December 12 military insurrection, the suppression of the May 18 Democratization Movement, and martial law enforcement is a "proper correction of long-standing distortions."

President Lee made the remarks after receiving a report on the revocation plan from the Ministry of the Interior and Safety during the 31st Cabinet Meeting, which he presided over at the Blue House today (July 21), according to a written briefing by Kang Yu-jeong, the Chief Spokesperson for the Blue House, following the meeting.

When President Lee asked if there could be more individuals subject to the revocation of honors, Minister of the Interior and Safety Yun Ho-jung replied, "We are conducting investigations and plan to look into it further." In response, the President instructed, "Please ensure that the process is handled thoroughly and carefully so that there are no errors or grounds for counterarguments."

During today's Cabinet Meeting, the government deliberated and approved the revocation of 198 state honors, including medals, orders of merit, presidential commendations, and prime ministerial commendations, awarded to those involved in the December 12 military insurrection, the suppression of the May 18 Democratization Movement, the enforcement of martial law, and those implicated in fabricated espionage cases from the 1960s to the 1990s.
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