Druking Kim Kyung-soo, "Truth Cannot Be Imprisoned"

[Image source=Screenshot of Kim Kyung-soo, former Governor of Gyeongnam Province's Facebook]

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Lee Seryeong] Former Gyeongnam Governor Kim Kyung-soo delivered a message from prison ahead of the 13th anniversary of the death of former President Roh Moo-hyun.

Former Governor Kim was sentenced to two years in prison for conspiring in the Druking comment manipulation case and is currently incarcerated at Masan Prison in Gyeongnam, with a scheduled release in May next year.

On the 22nd, Kim Kyung-soo’s spouse, Kim Jeong-soon, posted on his Facebook, saying, “It’s been a while since we shared news,” and added, “May is a month when former President Roh Moo-hyun is especially missed.”

Kim Jeong-soon stated, “My husband sent a poem by poet Jeong Ho-seung while thinking of former President Roh, and I would like to share it,” and added, “My husband firmly believes that while people can be imprisoned, the truth cannot be confined.”

She added, “On the day we meet again, I will see you in a stronger state,” and introduced Jeong Ho-seung’s poem ‘The Unsent Letter.’

‘The Unsent Letter’ is known as a poem written by the poet in 1987 reflecting on the death of martyr Park Jong-cheol, who died under police water torture at the time.

Singer Kim Kwang-seok also based a song on this poem, and it was used as a tribute song during the national funeral of former President Roh Moo-hyun in 2009.