Gwangju city does not preserve independence activist's grave...Court says 'abuse of discretion' = South Korea

The court ruled that Gwangju City made a mistake in not preserving the graves of independence activists due to park development.
South Korea's Gwangju High Court filed a lawsuit on the 6th by the grandson of the late Choi Jong-seop.
At the appeals court for the lawsuit requesting cancellation of the refusal to designate a city road preservation cemetery, the plaintiff was found to have won the lawsuit, contrary to the first instance. The court found that Gwangju City's refusal to designate a preserved cemetery was an aberration and abuse of discretion.
Disabled as Gwangju City asserts that ``Due to related laws and regulations, funeral facilities such as cemeteries cannot be established in nearby parks, so Mr. Choi's grave has no choice but to be relocated,'' and that there is no need to designate a preserved cemetery.
It was judged. However, the court ruled that, ``Even if the graves needed to be relocated, they could be relocated after being designated as a preserved cemetery, and Gwangju City was obligated to consider whether they met the designation criteria.''
” he pointed out. He further stated, ``Even if the preservation cemetery is relocated, the purpose and purpose of memorializing and preserving the deceased and passing it on to future generations will not change.''
When Gwangju City promoted a special project for the development of Unam Mountain Neighborhood Park in Dongam-dong, Buk-gu, Gwangju City, Mr. Choi's grandson went to Gwangju City.
He asked the city to remove the grave from the business site. However, Gwangju City did not respond to this request, so in June 2021, we applied to designate it as a preserved cemetery. When Gwangju City rejected this, Mr. Choi
His grandson appealed, but lost in the first trial. Mr. Choi was born in Gwangju in 1882 and participated in the anti-Japanese and independence movements, serving as the business manager of the Gwangju branch of the Korean Independence Association and the first president of the Gwangju Youth Association. After release
He served as the head of the Jeonnam branch of the anti-people special committee and the president of Konan Shimbun, before passing away in 1969. Mr. Choi's funeral was held as a social funeral (a funeral ceremony for a person who has made a significant contribution to society).