Press Conference Denounces Failure to Enshrine May 18 Spirit in Constitution

The National Promotion Committee for Constitutional Amendment to Include the May 18 Spirit in the Preamble held a press conference on the 17th at the National 5·18 Cemetery to protest the failure to include the May 18 spirit in the constitution.

This is a backlash against the frustration of attempts to engrave the meaning of the May 18 democratization movement into the constitution.

The committee argued that including the May 18 spirit in the constitutional preamble could serve as a constitutional defense wall to prevent illegal martial law and constitutional violations. They stated that rejecting this is an act that threatens democracy.