Military's helicopter shooting during 1980 Gwangju Democratization Movement confirmed
Social affairsFeb 7, 2018
South Korea's military launched helicopter gunship attacks on civilians protesting against the junta of Chun Doo-hwan in 1980, a crime against humanity tantamount to a massacre, a government committee said Wednesday.During the Gwangju uprising, known as the Gwangju Democratization Movement, the Army fired shots toward citizens from 500MD and UH-1H choppers, with fighter jets armed with bombs on standby as a backup, according to the panel.The conclusion came after five months of special investiga