Moon calls for bigger, diverse democracy in S. Korea especially in economy, daily lives
- 4 years ago
문대통령 "더 큰 민주주의 향해야…평등한 경제가 실질적 민주주의"
Thirty-three years ago today, a large-scale pro-democracy movement began in Seoul.
The massive protests against the dictatorship at the time claimed the lives of many - most of them young university students, eventually led to the revision of the constitution, opening the path to democracy.
Today, President Moon Jae-in, at the very site notorious for the interrogation and torture of pro-democracy activists, highlighted the need to take another leap forward to achieve a more mature level of democracy.
Kim Mok-yeon reports.
A bigger, and a more diverse democracy.
That's what President Moon Jae-in says South Korea should be aiming for.
Speaking at the 33rd national ceremony of the June 10th Democratic Protest Wednesday, President Moon said, now that remarkable democratic progress has been achieved, it is important to promote democracy, based on freedom and equality in the economy and as well as in daily lives.
"We should head towards a bigger, a more diverse democracy. A sustainable and an equal economy is the substantial democracy we need to achieve."
Moon said that in order for the nation to prosper in a world of conflicts, observing peace and co-existing under democratic values is the key.
President Moon also paid tribute to people who contributed to bringing democracy to the country.
He awarded twelve of them and their families national certificates of merit, for the first time in Korean history, and vowed to continue to honor their sacrifices.
("We will always work to make sure the sacrifices of our heroes serve as a moral lesson to our descendants. The government will also do its best to commemorate the history of the nation's great democracy.")
Following the ceremony, President Moon also offered a floral tribute at the anti-communist division in Namyeong-dong, where many freedom fighters had been abused, becoming the first sitting President to visit.
Throughout the ceremony, the commissioner general of the Korean National Police Agency, Min Gap-ryong, accompanied Moon as a show of regret for the wrongful use of police power in the past.
Kim Mok-yeon, Arirang News.
Thirty-three years ago today, a large-scale pro-democracy movement began in Seoul.
The massive protests against the dictatorship at the time claimed the lives of many - most of them young university students, eventually led to the revision of the constitution, opening the path to democracy.
Today, President Moon Jae-in, at the very site notorious for the interrogation and torture of pro-democracy activists, highlighted the need to take another leap forward to achieve a more mature level of democracy.
Kim Mok-yeon reports.
A bigger, and a more diverse democracy.
That's what President Moon Jae-in says South Korea should be aiming for.
Speaking at the 33rd national ceremony of the June 10th Democratic Protest Wednesday, President Moon said, now that remarkable democratic progress has been achieved, it is important to promote democracy, based on freedom and equality in the economy and as well as in daily lives.
"We should head towards a bigger, a more diverse democracy. A sustainable and an equal economy is the substantial democracy we need to achieve."
Moon said that in order for the nation to prosper in a world of conflicts, observing peace and co-existing under democratic values is the key.
President Moon also paid tribute to people who contributed to bringing democracy to the country.
He awarded twelve of them and their families national certificates of merit, for the first time in Korean history, and vowed to continue to honor their sacrifices.
("We will always work to make sure the sacrifices of our heroes serve as a moral lesson to our descendants. The government will also do its best to commemorate the history of the nation's great democracy.")
Following the ceremony, President Moon also offered a floral tribute at the anti-communist division in Namyeong-dong, where many freedom fighters had been abused, becoming the first sitting President to visit.
Throughout the ceremony, the commissioner general of the Korean National Police Agency, Min Gap-ryong, accompanied Moon as a show of regret for the wrongful use of police power in the past.
Kim Mok-yeon, Arirang News.