Cheong Wa Dae: "May 18 Is a Undeniable Democratization Movement… All Distortions and Denigrations Must Be Strictly Punished"

While withholding an immediate response regarding People Power Party lawmaker Lee Jin-sook co-hosting a public forum with right-wing groups at the National Assembly titled "Re-examining the May 18 Democratization Movement," Cheong Wa Dae stated that "any attempts to distort or denigrate the democratization movement must be strictly penalized by society."

Today (August 13), lawmaker Lee Jin-sook co-hosted the "Public Forum at the National Assembly on the Re-examination of the May 18 Democratization Movement" at the National Assembly Library, in partnership with the civic group "New History National Movement," headed by New Right figure Lee Young-hoon, former professor at Seoul National University.

In response, the floor leadership of the People Power Party stated that the topics discussed do not reflect the party's official stance, while the Democratic Party of Korea accused the People Power Party of denigrating the May 18 movement and vowed a strong response.

Kang Yu-jung, Senior Presidential Spokesperson, withheld a direct answer when asked by reporters at Cheong Wa Dae today, stating, "As I have not yet fully grasped the details of the matter, I will look into it further and respond at another time."

However, she emphasized, "The May 18 Democratization Movement is, in name and reality, a democratization movement that protected and advanced South Korea's democracy, and any attempts to distort or denigrate this democratization movement must be firmly and strictly punished by society."

She added, "If there is any dissemination of false information, that is an issue that needs to be approached from a different dimension."

Senior Spokesperson Kang Yu-jung also noted that her remarks were stated as a general principle.
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