Lee lambasts another commercial referencing torture death of pro-democracy activist

“President Lee Jae Myung on Wednesday lashed out at an online commercial referencing the torture death of a university student engaged in democratization movements under a previous authoritarian government. Lee attached an image of a 2019 online post by fashion e-commerce platform Musinsa, as he voiced the criticism on his X account. The commercial promoted quick-dry socks with a phrase that they would dry with an "ugh" if the table was "banged," an apparent parody of the case of student activist Park Jong-chol, who was tortured to death in 1987 by police investigators under late former President Chun Doo-hwan. Authorities initially attempted to cover up the death, claiming he died after uttering "ugh" when the table was "banged." Public outrage over the incident triggered a nationwide uprising in June that year, which ultimately ended Chun's authoritarian rule. The president said the mentioned advertisement was sent to him and that its authenticity should be verified. "I wish it is not true (real), but if it is, it would be a serious problem," he wrote. "How can one do this as a human bein

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