Justice Party Gwangju Branch: "We Will Record Jeon Du-hwan as a Mass Murderer"

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Yoon Jamin] The Justice Party Gwangju Metropolitan City Branch stated, "We will record Jeon Du-hwan as a mass murderer."

On the 23rd, the city branch said in a press release, "Jeon Du-hwan passed away at the age of 90," adding, "We once again confirm how hollow the saying 'death comes equally before the countless spirits who died as sacrifices and dedication' is."

They continued, "Jeon Du-hwan neither paid the price for killing the people nor apologized or reflected for 41 years," and "His death has left an unhealable wound forever in the hearts of Gwangju citizens."

Furthermore, they emphasized, "Now, healing is the responsibility of those left behind. Only a thorough evaluation of Jeon Du-hwan can heal the wounds of Gwangju citizens," and "We will record Jeon Du-hwan as a mass murderer."

They also stated, "We will record him as a traitor who sacrificed Gwangju citizens to seize power through a coup," and "From the Samcheong Education Camp to ideological control, suppression of the democratization movement, the 'Ttaengjeon News' that remains in the history of the press, and the reporting guidelines that made the 1980s a dark era, we will record him as a dictator."

They added, "We reject all historical evaluations of Jeon Du-hwan other than the assessments of mass murderer, traitor, and dictator," and "The Moon Jae-in administration must completely eradicate his roots during the remaining term."