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The Democratic Meritorious Persons Act is a bill that provides medical, nursing, and nursing support for the dead, missing, and injured members of the pro-democracy movement. It was designated as a fast track led by the Democratic Party of Korea in September of last year and passed the Legislation and Judiciary Committee of the National Assembly in March of this year.
Attending a joint memorial service at the Democratization Movement Memorial Park… Moran Park wreath-laying and worship
(Seoul = Yonhap News) Reporter Kim Hyo-jeong = Minister of Patriots and Veterans Affairs Kwon Oh-eul attended the joint memorial service at the Democratization Movement Memorial Park and emphasized the need to quickly pass the Democratic Meritorious Persons Act, which is pending in the plenary session of the National Assembly.
According to the Ministry of Patriots and Veterans Affairs on the 13th, Minister Kwon attended the '2026 Joint Memorial Service at the Democratic Movement Memorial Park' held at the Democracy Square at the Democratic Movement Memorial Park in Icheon, Gyeonggi-do the previous day, and laid flowers, burned incense, and made a memorial speech.
Minister Kwon emphasized at this event, "The democracy we enjoy for granted today is because of the democratic martyrs who stood against injustice even in fear and chose the future of our society over their own safety."
He said, “I hope that the Democratic Meritorious Persons Act will be passed quickly so that respect can be given to those noble sacrifices and contributions.”
It is known that this is the first time that the Minister of Patriots and Veterans Affairs participated in a joint memorial service at the Democratization Movement Memorial Park.
After the memorial service, Minister Kwon visited Maseok Moran Park in Namyangju, Gyeonggi-do, where patriots Jeon Tae-il and Park Jong-cheol and other figures related to the democratization movement are buried, and laid flowers and paid respects.
The Act on Persons of Democratic Meritorious Service (a bill on the treatment of persons of democratic merit) provides medical, nursing, and nursing support as a courtesy to the dead, missing, and injured in the democratization movement. The subjects are 635 people who are dead or missing and those who are injured and classified as disabled according to the Democracy Compensation Act or the Buma Struggle Compensation Act.
Last September, it was designated as a fast-track bill led by the Democratic Party of Korea, and is expected to pass the plenary session after passing the National Assembly Legislation and Judiciary Committee threshold in March of this year.
At a press conference in May of this year, Minister Kwon emphasized the Democratic Meritorious Persons Act, saying, "These people became the catalyst for democratization in the Republic of Korea and the June 10 Uprising," and added, "When the National Assembly is formed in the second half of the year, we plan to treat it as the highest priority."
AI outlook — possibilities, not facts
The Democratic Meritorious Persons Act will be prioritized and passed in the National Assembly in the second half of the year.
Likely · Within months

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