[사설] The court also admits 518 helicopter shots … The grueling debate is over

The court convicted former President Chun Doo-hwan, who charged the late Father Jobio, who stated that there was a helicopter shooting at the time of May 18. It is significant because it is the first sentence the court has admitted whether or not it fires at a helicopter, which has been controversial.

Deputy Judge Kim Jeong-hoon, who was solely responsible for the 8th Criminal Justice of the Gwangju District Court, sentenced the former president to two years of probation in August in prison, saying he was found guilty of defamation of lions. Deputy Judge Kim said: “On May 21, 1980, an armed helicopter fired more than one threat, and on May 27 it fired on the building with an M60 machine gun mounted on the helicopter. I can admit that I did. “As evidence, the victim’s declaration of life, the fact that the prosecution ordered a helicopter pilot to be shot, and the results of the bullet mark analysis carried out by the National Investigations Institute were adopted as evidence. Scientific.

The trial began when the former president accused Cho of a “ scrupulous liar ” in a memoir published in April 2017. As Judge Kim noted in his sentence, whether or not to shoot a helicopter has a historically important meaning, since it is ” disambiguate the exercise of the right to self-defense and recognize the people as an enemy. ” Earlier, when 150 bullets were found in the Jeonil building in front of the former Jeonnam provincial office, the National Institute for Scientific Research concluded it was a helicopter fire. The statement of the former president, who denied it through memoirs, is no longer convincing.

There are no high-rise buildings around the Jeonil building. For this reason, bullets struck down on the 10th floor can be strong evidence that the helicopter fired. The judiciary also said: “Although the defendant knew that his claim was false, he wrote a memoir.” As such, it is desirable to end the controversy over helicopter shooting at this point.

The former president was already punished as the leader of the Gwangju massacre in 1980. However, instead of apologizing, they have not doubled down on the claim that the right to self-defense is invoked. While enjoying golf and dining at expensive restaurants in a luxury car, he was criticized for not paying a large surcharge. During this trial, anger with protesting citizens was witnessed several times. This unthinking and introspective behavior has become the epicenter of the circulation of fake news, such as “North Korean special forces arrived in Gwangju in 1980.”

Deputy Judge Kim explained the reason for the sentence, saying: “Considering the motive of the crime and the seriousness of the case, we must imprison ourselves so that the 5 · 18 cannot be demoted.” As the court noted, the former president must clearly admit his sins and mistakes and apologize to the grieving people, victims and their families. Also, there should be no more production and distribution of fake news that kills victims who have been unfairly famous.