Hwaseong Mayor Jeong Myeonggeun: "Jeam-ri Tragedy in Drama... I Will Not Forget Our Forebears' Sacrifices"
Mentions '100 Days of Lies' on social media
"We will pass on the history of that day to future generations"
Jeong Myeonggeun, mayor of Hwaseong Special City in Gyeonggi Province, called on people to remember the Jeam-ri and Goju-ri massacres and reflect on the independence spirit of the nation’s forebears, following the release of the drama “100 Days of Lies.”
On October 31, Mayor Jeong said on social media, “The ‘Gyeam-ri Incident’ featured in the drama is based on the Jeam-ri Massacre in our city of Hwaseong,” adding, “I am deeply moved that a painful chapter of history we must not forget is being brought to light again.”
“On April 15, 1919, the Japanese colonial authorities brutally massacred innocent residents of Jeam-ri and Goju-ri in retaliation for the independence demonstrations,” he said. “Although 107 years have passed, this is a part of our history that we must never forget.”
Mayor Jeong said he hoped the drama would provide an opportunity to remember the sacrifices of those who came before us.
“I hope it will give more people a chance to remember their sacrifices and spirit of independence, and to reflect on the preciousness of the freedom and peace we enjoy today,” he said.
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He added, “Hwaseong Special City will also remember the history of that day and pass it on to future generations.”
The Jeam-ri Massacre took place on April 15, 1919, when the Japanese colonial authorities, retaliating against the independence demonstrations, gathered residents at a church in Jeam-ri, Hyangnam-myeon, Suwon-gun, Gyeonggi Province, at the time, and massacred them. The site was designated a historic site on September 29, 1982, under the name “Historic Site of the Martyrs of the March 1st Movement in Jeam-ri, Hwaseong.”
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