{
  "id": 2905187,
  "title": "Democratic Party Rep. Kim Min-seok filed a complaint against Lee Jin-sook, a nominee for the Korea Communications Commission, for defamation on August 1 for calling the May 18 Gwangju Uprising a “heinous act of terrorism.”\n\nOn August 1, Rep. Kim Min-seok, the spokesperson for the Democratic Party, held a press conference at the National Assembly and announced that he had filed a criminal complaint against Lee Jin-sook, who was nominated as a member of the Korea Communications Commission by President Yoon Suk-yeol.\n\nAt the press conference, Rep. Kim Min-seok stated that Lee Jin-sook had made a false statement on her Facebook page on May 18, 2019, saying, “The 5·18 Democratization Movement was a riot, and there was a heinous act of terrorism in which some of the participants were killed.”\n\nRep. Kim Min-seok also mentioned that Lee Jin-sook had expressed support for the ‘Free Korea’ movement in her Facebook posts, saying, “The ‘Free Korea’ movement was a beautiful and noble resistance movement.”\n\nRep. Kim Min-seok criticized, “Lee Jin-sook, who spreads false information and glorifies rioters and terrorists, is not suitable to be a member of the Communications Commission, which is responsible for regulating media and communications.”\n\nIn response, Lee Jin-sook’s side announced that they will “review the facts and respond.”\n\nOn the other hand, Rep. Kim Min-seok was criticized by some for using extremely derogatory terms, calling Lee Jin-sook “the female Hitler.”\n\nIn response to this, Rep. Kim Min-seok explained, “I used that expression because I was so angry that she was nominated as a member of the Communications Commission despite her past actions.”\n\nRep. Kim Min-seok added, “I will be careful with my words in the future, but I think it was a necessary expression to convey my anger.”\n\nMeanwhile, the ruling People Power Party expressed its support for Lee Jin-sook, saying, “We will strongly respond to the Democratic Party’s reckless and unreasonable political attack.”\n\nThe main opposition Democratic Party strongly criticized Lee Jin-sook, saying, “Lee Jin-sook, who distorts history and glorifies terrorism, is completely unsuitable to be a member of the Communications Commission.”",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/23/5-18",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-23T22:46:16.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Hankyoreh",
    "slug": "hankyoreh",
    "url": "https://www.hani.co.kr/arti/politics/politics_general/1274261.html"
  },
  "original_language": "ko",
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      {
        "outlet": "Hankyoreh",
        "title": "국힘 내부서도 이진숙 ‘5·18 포럼’ 비판 봇물 “역사 앞에 사과해야”",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/16/5-18",
        "published": "2026-08-16T03:30:13.000Z"
      }
    ]
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
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