Leader of association for patriots' families resigns Kim Won-wung, a controversial leader of an association representing descendants of patriots who fought for Korea's independence from Japan, stepped down from the post on Wednesday over corruption allegations. 2022.2.16
Head of independence fighters' institution pressured to step down Descendants of patriots who fought for Korea’s independence from Japan are pressuring the leader of their association to step down over corruption allegations. 2022.2.14
Shame on Kim Won-wung In a stunning twisting of history, Kim Won-wung, chairman of the Heritage of Korean Independence (HKI), called the U.S. Armed Forces, which arrived in the Korean Peninsula after its liberation in 1945, an “occupation force,”... 2021.6.30
Shame on Kim Won-wung (KOR) In a stunning twisting of history, Kim Won-wung, chairman of the Heritage of Korean Independence (HKI), called the U.S. Armed Forces, which arrived in the Korean Peninsula after its liberation in 1945, an “occupation force,”... 2021.6.30
Lopsided and contradictory Heritage of Korean Independence (HKI), a 56-year organization to uphold the spirt of the independence movement against Japanese colonial rule, has become divided and disgraced by its president Kim Won-woong’s unilateral ways. He... 2021.4.26
Defense Ministry refutes Kim Won-wung’s criticism of late Gen. Paik The Ministry of National Defense pushed back on Wednesday against recent remarks by the head of the country’s main veterans' organization, who has argued recently that the legacy of the late General Paik Sun-yup must be reevaluated. 2020.8.26
![In his file photo, Kim Won-wung, chairman of the Heritage of Korean Independence, gives a speech during his inauguration ceremony on June 7, 2019. Kim, accused of misappropriating the organization's funds, stepped down Wednesday. [YONHAP]](https://image.koreajoongangdaily.com/11758444.jpg?imageId=11758444&width=240&height=184&format=webp&format=jpg)
![In this file photo, Heritage of Korean Independence Chairman Kim Won-wung greets Lee Jae-myung, presidential candidate of the ruling Democratic Party, who paid a courtesy visit to his office on Nov. 1, 2021. [YONHAP]](https://image.koreajoongangdaily.com/11423139.jpg?imageId=11423139&width=240&height=184&format=webp&format=jpg)
![Kim Won-wung, head of the Heritage of Korean Independence (HKI), holds a press conference at the National Assembly on Monday and calls the main opposition United Future Party (UFP) a 'pro-Japan collaborator.' [YONHAP]](https://image.koreajoongangdaily.com/10310244.jpg?imageId=10310244&width=240&height=184&format=webp&format=jpg)