President Orders Special Probe into Military Crackdown on 1980 Gwangju Uprising

SEOUL, Aug. 23 (Korea Bizwire) — President Moon Jae-in ordered his defense chief Wednesday to launch a special probe into a military crackdown against the 1980 pro-democracy protests in Gwangju, specifically to verify whether the then military junta considered a possible air strike. “President Moon today ordered Defense Minister Song Young-moo to launch a special [...]