“A person who says ‘August 15 is not Liberation Day’ and ‘the Japanese colonial era was helpful’, ‘Park Chan-dae, the floor leader of the Democratic Party of Korea, urged for the withdrawal of the appointment of Kim Hyeong-seok as the head of the Independence Hall along with an apology from the President.’,
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, ‘Park, the floor leader, said at the Supreme Council meeting held at the National Assembly today (12th), “President Yoon Suk-yeol should immediately withdraw the appointment of Kim Hyeong-seok as the head of the Independence Hall and apologize to the nation for the forced personnel appointment.”‘,
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, ‘He added, “If not accepted, I will take special measures to establish Korean history correctly and protect constitutional spirit.”‘,
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, ‘The passage that reads as signaling virtual non-attendance at the National Liberation Day ceremony on the 15th if President Yoon does not withdraw the appointment of Kim, is understood.’,
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, ‘Park, the floor leader, pointed out, “Kim pledged upon taking office saying, ‘I will take the lead in restoring the honor of people who were branded as pro-Japanese collaborators.’ Appointing such a person as the head of the Independence Hall is a serious distortion of Korean national identity and a denial of Korean history.”‘,
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, ‘He then criticized, “How can a person who says ‘August 15, 1945 is not Liberation Day’, ‘the Japanese colonial era was helpful’, ‘during the Japanese colonial era, our people were Japanese subjects’ become the head of the Independence Hall?”‘,
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, ‘He also added, “President Yoon should clarify whether he shares the same view of history as Kim or whether he considers August 15th not as Liberation Day but as National Foundation Day.”‘,
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