opposition party-independence fighter Opposition lawmaker calls for dismissal of defense minister over independence fighter statue controversies SEOUL, Aug. 30 (Yonhap) -- An opposition lawmaker on Wednesday demanded the dismissal of Defense Minister Lee Jong-sup for advocating the relocation of the bust of revered independence fighter Hong Beom-do, saying that the move amounts to a "historical coup." The ministry has been considering relocating the busts of Hong from the Korea Military Academy in northern Seoul and the defense ministry headquarters to the Independence Hall of Korea in Cheonan, 85 kilometers south of Seoul, citing his past record of collaborating with Soviet communist forces and associations with communism.

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