Chun Doo-hwan remains divisive in the South and is accused of defaming late priest Cho Chul-hyun, who repeatedly testified helicopters had opened fire on civilians in Gwangju.
CHUN DOO-HWAN. Former South Korean dictator Chun Doo-hwan wearing a face mask arrives at a court for his trial in Gwangju on April 27, 2020. Photo by Yonhap/AFP
An uprising in the southern city against Chun's military government 4 decades ago ended in a bloodbath by martial law troops that left around 200 people dead or missing according to official figures.Chun seized power in a military coup in 1979 and ruled South Korea with an iron fist until 1988, stepping down after mass demonstrations forced him to agree to the restoration of democracy.
The 89-year-old remains hugely divisive in the South and is accused of defaming late priest Cho Chul-hyun, who repeatedly testified that helicopters had opened fire on civilians in Gwangju.The former strongman entered the courtroom in Gwangju without answering reporters' questions, the country's Yonhap news agency reported.
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