[전국]Welcoming the passage of the May 18th 3rd Act…

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Some amendments to the Special Act for the May 18 Democratization Movement have passed the National Assembly.

The prosecution of crimes against humanity has been extended and a path has been opened to punish the 5·18 distortion.

May organizations and others welcomed all at once, hoping that the actual truth-finding such as the first firing order would be accelerated.

Reporter Kim Bum-hwan reports.

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Man Ji Won, who has claimed that the North Korean special forces intervened during the May 18 Democratization Movement in 1980,

In the future, if you lie about 5·18 like Mr. Ji, you could be imprisoned for up to 5 years or fined up to 50 million won.

This is because the 5·18 Historical Distortion Penalty Act passed the National Assembly.

[이형석 / 5·18 역사왜곡처벌법 대표 발의 의원 : 더 이상 광주의 아픔, 5·18의 아픔에 상처를 덧내는 일은 그만큼 없어질 것이다. 그리고 또 이게 궁극적으로는 우리 대한민국 국민의 화합과 현대사에 대한 새로운 정의를 만들어가는 데 필요한 법안이 될 것으로 기대합니다.]

With the revision of the special law, the statute of prosecution for crimes against humanity is extended and the deadline and scope of fact-finding investigations are widened.

In addition, it contains the contents of the recognition and support of the three organizations in May, such as the Survivor’s Association and the arrested and injured association, as public law organizations.

[김이종 / 5·18 민주화운동 부상자회장 : 역사왜곡처벌법’ 등 5·18 관련 3법의 국회 통과를 환영한다. 2020년 12월 9일은 5·18의 역사에서 또 다른 의미에서 특별한 날로 기억될 것이다.]

However, in the case of unmarried persons of merit who died without immediate family members, the request for recognition of one of the brothers and sisters as survivors was omitted.

[조진태 / 5·18 기념재단 사무처장 : 우리는 온전한 진상규명이 이뤄질 수 있도록 최선을 다해 협력해 나갈 것이다. 유공자·유족의 오랜 숙원이었던 공법단체 설립 역시 신속하게 준비를 마쳐 국민에게 신뢰받는 오월 단체로 거듭날 것이다.]

Amendments to the Compensation Act to improve the treatment of poorly contributors and survivors are awaiting the plenary session.

The May 18 Democratization Movement, which was recognized as a threatening helicopter fire by the martial law army through a recent trial by Chun Doo-Hwan to defame the lion.

It is the 5 18 Freedom Park where the old Sangmudae Yeongchang has been moved. The May organization and the citizens of Gwangju are eagerly hoping that the passage of this special law amendment will cleanse the painful wounds of the past and serve as an opportunity for the people to communicate.

YTN Kim Bum-hwan[[email protected]]is.

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