The reason for the recent surge in public support for promoting the late Lee Sang-ryong's official honors is because of his low official grade. Lee Sang-ryong was the representative of the Provisional Government of the Republic of Korea. Despite his prominent role in the country's struggle for independence from Japan, he was only given the third-class honor of "Taegeuk Order of Merit for National Foundation". Many people feel that this is an injustice, given that other key leaders of the independence movement, such as Syngman Rhee and Kim Gu, were awarded higher grades. The campaign to promote Lee's official honors has gained momentum, with many Koreans calling for a reevaluation of his contributions to the country's history. The issue has sparked a heated debate about how to properly recognize and honor the country's independence heroes. The government has yet to respond to the growing calls for a promotion of Lee's official honors.
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- 안세영, 3년 만에 세계선수권 우승 정조준…인도 뉴델리로 출국 hani.co.kr
- A foreign man and two women were arrested on suspicion of abandoning a dead body on hospital grounds in Toyokawa, Aichi Prefecture. The three, whose nationalities were not disclosed, are suspected of leaving the body of a man in his 50s on the grounds of a hospital in Toyokawa late on July 22. Police received a tip about a suspicious person and found the body. The three suspects, who are believed to have been in Japan illegally, were arrested on July 23 on suspicion of abandoning a dead body. They told police they had been asked by someone to dispose of the body. The three are being held in police custody. asahi.com
