2023-10-26 14:48:04
Presidential Office: “Withdrawal due to proximity to political rally”
In Yohan “A meaningful place… “Let me take a look.”
“I think the judicial issue has been resolved.”
野 urges the enactment of a special law on truth-finding
While President Yoon Seok-yeol decided not to attend the citizens’ memorial rally held at Seoul Plaza on the 29th to mark the first anniversary of the Itaewon disaster, Lee Jae-myeong, leader of the Democratic Party of Korea, emphasized ‘attendance’. In addition, in response to the People Power Party’s claim that the judicial issue has been resolved, the Democratic Party strengthened its lending offensive by repeatedly calling for the enactment of a special law to investigate the truth about the Itaewon disaster.
In a phone call with the Seoul Shinmun on the 26th, an official from the President’s Office said of the 1st anniversary memorial service for the Itaewon disaster, “We were invited to an event hosted by the bereaved families, and we seriously considered it until yesterday morning, but it was ultimately confirmed to be an event hosted by the four opposition parties, so President Yoon could not attend.” “I decided it was an event that didn’t exist,” he said. Since it is jointly hosted by the Democratic Party, Justice Party, Basic Income Party, and Progressive Party, it is interpreted as having a strong political rally character.
For the same reason, there is a possibility that the People Power Party leadership will not attend. Park Jeong-ha, senior spokesperson for the People Power Party, said on this day, “There are many types of memorial services and there are differing opinions about the nature of the memorial service. “There will be a high-level party and government council meeting on the morning of the 29th, so after that, we will think about how to commemorate him,” he said. Innovation Committee Chairman In Yo-han also said, “I think it is a meaningful place, but I will take a look.”
On the other hand, the Democratic Party placed emphasis on the attendance of all leadership, centering on Representative Lee. A representative from Representative Lee’s side said, “There is still time, but we are strongly considering having Representative Lee attend in person.”
In relation to this, members of the Democratic Party’s Itaewon Disaster Special Committee and the National Assembly Legislation and Judiciary Committee held a press conference at the National Assembly on this day and said, “The government and ruling party must actively cooperate in enacting a special law to investigate the truth about the Itaewon disaster. He argued, “If we consistently refuse to cooperate with the enactment of the special law, which is legislation for the people’s livelihood, our sincerity will inevitably be questioned.”
Previously, 183 opposition members of the National Assembly, including the Democratic Party, jointly proposed a special law in April that included establishing the truth and guaranteeing victims’ rights through a special investigation committee. The special law was designated as a fast-track agenda for the plenary session last June and is currently pending in the Legislation and Judiciary Committee.
On the other hand, during the audit of the National Assembly’s Public Administration and Security Committee on this day, People Power Party lawmaker Kwon Seong-dong said, “I think the judicial issue has been resolved. “The important thing is to prepare measures to prevent recurrence,” he said. “The government has proposed 12 bills related to comprehensive measures to reform the national security system, but they are still pending in the National Assembly.”
However, when Democratic Party lawmaker Song Jae-ho asked, “Are you willing to bring the president to visit the bereaved families to share their pain and apologize?” Minister of Public Administration and Security Lee Sang-min responded, “Of course I am willing.”
Reporters Ha Jong-hoon, Lee Min-young, and Ko Hye-ji
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