Source: Yonhap News
At the meeting of the Central Disaster and Safety Countermeasures Headquarters held in the morning of the day after the Itaewon disaster, it was confirmed that the name of the accident related to the Itaewon disaster was unified as ‘Itaewon accident’, and it was discussed to use terms such as ‘dead’ instead of ‘victim’.
According to an undisclosed document from the Ministry of Public Administration and Security secured by MBC, the Ministry of Public Administration and Security shared the results of the major meeting with local government officials and discussed cooperation issues.
According to the document, the Ministry of Public Administration and Security said, “The main contents of the main meeting held on the morning of October 30,” and “Unified the name of the accident as “Itaewon accident” and used objective terms such as “dead” and “casual” instead of “victim”. I have to write,” he said.
At the same time, the main text of the meeting said, “It is necessary to set the national mourning period for a total of 7 days, and to dispose of the ribbons in memory of civil servants in public institutions and overseas spaces, etc.
This document was held on October 30th at 4 pm to discuss ways to cooperate with local governments in relation to the Itaewon disaster as a video conference record in which the deputy heads of 16 cities and provinces except Seoul attended, presided over by the Vice Minister of Public Administration and Security.
Rep. Lee Hyeong-seok of the Democratic Party of Korea, who is a member of the National Assembly’s Security Committee, said, “Major foreign media such as CNN also use the expression ‘disasters’, that is, ‘disasters’. Isn’t that what you’re trying to do?” he criticized.
Rep. Lee also pointed out, “The reason why we did not allow victims to be defined as victims is to say that there is no perpetrator and that the state is not responsible.”
Regarding the contents of the document, an official from the Ministry of Public Administration and Security said, “It was mentioned and recorded at a meeting in order to convey the story from the major script.”