Lee Jae-myung "What Have We Done for Myanmar, Which Resembles Gwangju...Preparing Support Plan"

[Suwon Ilbo=Park No-hun Reporter] Gyeonggi Province Governor Lee Jae-myung announced that he is preparing a support plan for Myanmar people as part of migrant support projects.

Governor Lee said through his SNS on the 30th that "Myanmar's military junta has issued arrest warrants for Yan Naing Tun, co-chair of Myanmar Democracy Network, and Soe Moe Tun, co-chair," and that "the reason for the arrest warrant is that 'I met Lee Jae-myung and discussed matters that could cause the international community to misunderstand Myanmar's situation.'"

While stating "the co-chairs did not disclose what they said to me or which statements were distorted," Governor Lee revealed regarding which contents constitute false facts that "I sent an official request letter from the Gyeonggi Province governor to Myanmar's military junta."

Furthermore, Governor Lee compared the current Myanmar crisis to South Korea's May 18 Democratic Uprising and said "foreign correspondents who reported the atrocities of Chun Doo-hwan's coup forces at the time, foreign missionaries who witnessed the scene and conveyed the truth, and overseas locals who listened to and showed solidarity with the voices of our compatriots who sought help. Without them, the truth of Gwangju would have been harder to tell," and added "In the future, history will ask. When Myanmar migrants request help, what did we do? What was our contribution for Myanmar, which resembles Gwangju? Gyeonggi Province is preparing concrete support plans for Myanmar people as part of migrant support projects."

The following is the full text of Gyeonggi Province Governor Lee Jae-myung's SNS post.

<History Will Ask. What Did We Do for Myanmar, Which Resembles Gwangju?>
Myanmar's military junta has issued arrest warrants for Yan Naing Tun, co-chair of Myanmar Democracy Network, and Soe Moe Tun, co-chair. The reason for the arrest warrant is that "I met Lee Jae-myung and discussed matters that could cause the international community to misunderstand Myanmar's situation," but the co-chairs did not disclose what they said to me or which statements were distorted.
I cannot help but recall the May 18 Democratic Uprising. Foreign correspondents who reported the atrocities of Chun Doo-hwan's coup forces at the time, foreign missionaries who witnessed the scene and conveyed the truth, and overseas locals who listened to and showed solidarity with the voices of our compatriots who sought help. Without them, the truth of Gwangju would have been harder to tell.
The overseas hands that supported Gwangju 41 years ago have now become the responsibility of Korean society. In the future, history will ask. When Myanmar migrants request help, what did we do? What was our contribution for Myanmar, which resembles Gwangju? Gyeonggi Province is preparing concrete support plans for Myanmar people as part of migrant support projects.
Since I am specifically named as the reason for the arrest warrant, I cannot refrain from asking Myanmar's military junta. Please tell me specifically which contents constitute false facts. Only then will the international community, as well as myself, not be misunderstood. I have sent an official request letter from the Gyeonggi Province governor to Myanmar's military junta. I await a sincere response.