“If it was Chun Doo-hwan, I wouldn’t have come…” Roh Tae-woo’s condolences to the May 18 bereaved family

news/jam_photo/202110/27/96382278-0f27-47b1-abb9-719633929ad7.jpg”/>Park Nam-seon, who served as the head of the militia situation office at the Jeonnam Provincial Office during the 5.18 Gwangju Democratization Movement, visited the burial place of former President Roh Tae-woo on the 27th at the funeral hall of Seoul National University Hospital and paid a tribute to the bereaved daughter Roh So-young, director of the Art Center Nabi, and his son Roh Jae-heon, director of the East Asian Culture Center. have.

The bereaved family of the Gwangju May 18 Democratization Movement visited the funeral home of Roh Tae-woo, who served as the 13th president, and paid tribute. It seems to be an answer to his son, Noh Jae-heon, who visited the May 18 Democratic Cemetery several times and apologized instead.

Today (27th), Park Nam-sun, the representative of the May 18 Gwangju family, visited the funeral home of the deceased at the funeral hall of Seoul National University Hospital. Park and Jae-heon shook hands and patted each other’s arms and back to express their consolation and gratitude.

After the condolences, Mr. Park met with reporters and explained why he had visited the mortuary. Park said, “If Chun Doo-hwan had died, he wouldn’t have come, but President Roh felt his responsibility through his son many times and asked for forgiveness.” I’m here,” he said.

He continued, “I have never heard of such (apology) because of my upbringing, but I am here today because ex-President Roh made a position on this, even though no one, including Chun Doo-hwan, responsible for the Gwangju Massacre, has ever expressed responsibility or apology.” He added, “It is not too late for Chun Doo-hwan to express his apology for the Gwangju Massacre and to ask for forgiveness from the deceased’s family and victims.”

Regarding the funeral of the deceased being held as the national head of state, he replied, “If there is a position where one is deeply reflecting on wrongdoing, I do not have to oppose it.”

In 2019, Jaeheon, the son of the deceased, visited the May 18th Democracy Cemetery for the first time as a direct family member of the leader of the new military at the time of May 18th. He said, “I sincerely apologize to the victims and their families.” The bereaved family urged them to take an active role in finding out the truth on their own, while viewing it positively.

In the midst of this, the will of the deceased was revealed today through the bereaved family. The bereaved family said, “Especially for the heartbreaking part of the 5/18 victims and other things that happened when he was not in office, he said that he would generously forgive him if he had any responsibilities and mistakes and that he would take on all the bad aspects of history.” said.