It's a bit difficult to talk about, but do you know about the May 18 Gwangju Uprising? President Park Chung-hee established the indirect election system towards the end of his term, instead of direct elections. After Park Chung-hee was assassinated, his successor, Chun Doo-hwan, became president without a direct election. Many people rose up in protest, saying indirect elections were unacceptable, leading to a so-called democratization movement. Isn't it true that the May 18 Gwangju Uprising occurred during that time? Many people in Gwangju rose up and protested. However, something strange happened. How brutally did our military special forces handle the situation there? They say that our country's military dealt with the situation back then. Did our military really act that way? Did our military really do such things? Currently, among North Korean defectors, there are those who are part of an organization called the Free Joseon Cheollima Civil Defense.

There are defectors from North Korea who were soldiers and they formed an organization called the Free Army Union. They recently made a declaration of conscience. What kind of declaration did they make? At the time of the May 18th incident, they confessed that they had served in the North Korean People's Army, but had put on the uniform of the Republic of Korea Army and fired a gun. At that time, wearing civilian clothes, they escaped from the weapons storage of the Republic of Korea Army and fired a gun towards them. They set up a situation where civilians and the military were made to engage in combat, trying to overthrow this country. However, what's even more surprising is that among all the materials released afterwards, there was no news at that time. Despite the absence of news at that time, later expressions revealed that they had cut their faces with chainsaws and how soldiers could do such things, showing pictures of women's bodies with severed heads.

Could this be possible? We discovered a horrifying photo with traces of a shot from behind a woman, questioning if the soldiers of the Republic of Korea could have done this to their own people. This announcement, claiming that the Republic of Korea military police officers were responsible for such cruel acts, shattered the trust of the people in the military. As a result, conflicts between the military and civilians broke out, leading to escapes from the armory at that time. However, our military police officers had M16 rifles. It is uncertain whether the weapons taken from the armory were brought from North Korea, but the fact that there are far more people killed by weapons other than M16 rifles, such as Calvin guns, raises many questions for us today. Even trained soldiers find it difficult to drive armored vehicles. However, the fact that stolen armored vehicles are being used for unauthorized purposes is still a lingering doubt for us.

Who could the person running be, lying in a tank with a bottle of alcohol stolen from it? Who could have done that? During the 518 incident, North Korea broadcasted real-time field operations. However, the 518 National Cemetery still remains in Jeju, in Gwangju. If you visit the 518 National Cemetery in Gwangju, there are still unidentified bodies there, bodies without owners. Where did these bodies come from? This is not the only case. Kim Il-sung and Kim Jong-il posthumously honored 62 special forces members as national heroes after the Gwangju Uprising. What does this mean? Why did Kim Il-sung suddenly honor 62 special forces members? Furthermore, it is recorded that those who failed to overthrow only me were criticized by the leaders of the anti-South Korean propaganda department at that time. It is reported that not only defectors but also members of the Association of North Korean Defectors received punishments, not just in South Korea.

Wearing military uniforms and civilian clothes, they engaged in a shootout, leading to such historical incidents where riots eventually broke out. Despite all of this being exposed now, the fact that South Korean citizens know that democracy and protesting students took the lead, the comments made by the members of the Freedom Fighters of North Korea Military Alliance are pathetic. They said it was pathetic. Is it possible that they are so ignorant of history? Today, when leaders become blind, the people's conscience becomes dark, and when conscience darkens, they cannot read history correctly. They cannot see the incident correctly. They distort the truth and many things.

서울교회 이종윤 목사 '5.18말하다'

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