Unhealed wound

Unhealed wound

The memorial service was held on April 3 to mark the 71^st anniversary of the Cheju popular uprising.

The Cheju popular uprising originated to oppose “separate election” fabricated by the US and Syngman Rhee clique and colonial domination of the US over south Korea and to demand the establishment of a unified government of Korea.

More than 30 000 innocent people were killed by brutal violence of the Rhee regime, one third of them were children, women and the aged.  

The uprising was the worst atrocious case which claimed many casualties, we pray for the bliss of the dead and sympathize with the bereaved families, the ruling Democratic Party, the Party for Democracy and Peace and the Justice Party said through commentaries of their spokesmen. They vowed to railroad “amendment on the uprising” through the parliament.  

The south Korean mass media said that the amendment should be ratified as early as possible so that the investigation into the popular uprising caused by the Rhee regime should be proved and the victims of the uprising be reinstated.