US EditionLee instructs gov't to consider revoking national merit for late colonel over crackdown in Jeju uprising
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Lee instructs gov't to consider revoking national merit for late colonel over crackdown in Jeju uprising
President Lee Jae Myung has instructed the veterans ministry to revoke the designation of a late Army colonel as a person of national merit, officials said Monday, following criticism over his past role in the suppression of a civilian uprising on Jeju Island in 1948. Lee gave the order a day earlier as the ministry had come under fire for granting the designation to the late Col. Park Jin-kyung, who has been accused of leading operations that i…
President Lee Jae-myung orders review of revoking the designation of the late Colonel Park Jin-kyung as a person of national merit for his role in the suppression of the Jeju April 3 Incident. The Blue House announced on the 15th that President Lee Jae-myung has ordered review of the revocation of the designation of the late Colonel Park Jin-kyung as a person of national merit for his role in the suppression of the Jeju April 3 Incident. Colonel…
President Lee Jae-myung has ordered a review of the revocation of the national meritorious service designation of Colonel Park Jin-kyung, who led the harsh suppression operation during the Jeju April 3 Incident. On the 15th, an official from the Blue House explained, "President Lee ordered the review of the revocation the day before following criticism that the registration of the national meritorious service designation was inappropriate." The …
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