Lee apologizes to long-overlooked victims of state violence

President Lee Jae Myung met with dozens of long-overlooked victims of state violence Friday and formally apologized to them, pledging to restore their dignity and ensure meaningful healing and redress. “The state must now take responsibility for healing the wounds it inflicted on its own people,” Lee told the victims. “The passage of time does not absolve the state of its responsibility.” The apology came during a luncheon at the presidential office in Seoul marking the launch of the third itera