1. 71st April 3rd commemoration held at Jeju 4.3 Peace Park
Dignitaries, family members, public pay their respects

An annual ceremony commemorating the victims of the Jeju April 3rd Incident was held on Wednesday at the Jeju April 3rd Peace Park.

Dignitaries from many branches of government were in attendance, including Prime Minister Lee Nak-yeon and Jeju Governor Won Hee-ryong. They offered flowers and burned incense in memory of the victims of the incident.

Prime Minister Lee offered condolences for those who lost their lives and gave words of consolation to the relatives of the victims. He said that the government would do its best to exhume the bodies of the victims -- adding that reveal the facts of the incident and restoring the reputations of the victims and their families would be a priority.

The head of the victims committee, Song Seung-mun (송승문) -- addressing the government and National Assembly -- stated that revision of the April 3rd Special Law needs to be passed as soon as possible. He pointed out that Seoul had made the April 3rd Incident part of the national agenda and victims have been anticipating the passing of the revised bill.

제71주년 4·3희생자 추념식 거행

제71주년 4.3 희생자 추념식이
오늘 제주 4.3 평화공원에서 거행됐습니다 .

이낙연 국무총리를 비롯해
여야 정치권 인사들이 대거 참석해
헌화와 분향을 하며 희생자들을 추모했습니다.

이 낙연 국무총리는
추념사에서 4.3 영령들의 명복을 빌고
유가족에게 깊은 위로를 전하며
앞으로 유해발굴과 실종자 확인,
희생자와 유가족 지원 등을 확대해
진상규명과 명예회복에 최선을 다하겠다고
밝혔습니다 .

송승문 4.3 유족회장은
정부가 과거사 문제 해결을
국정과제로 약속한 만큼
정부와 국회에
8만여 유족이 간절히 바라는
4.3 특별법 개정안의 조속한 처리를
촉구했습니다.