People power, no official comment on the mourners’ press conference
Jeong Jin-seok, chairman of the People’s Power Emergency Response Committee, gives a memorial speech at the memorial ceremony for the 7th anniversary of the death of former President Kim Young-sam held at the National Cemetery in Seoul on the morning of the 22nd . . random news
On the 22nd, Jin-seok Jeong, chairman of the People’s Power Emergency Response Committee, said, “Their opinion does not represent the entire family of the 158 victims.” This is a comment made about the bereaved families who met through a closed meeting the day before in the process of answering questions with reporters before the first press conference for the families of the victims of the Itaewon disaster. The people’s power did not make a separate official comment regarding the bereaved families’ press conference. It is a step that contradicts the comments made after the press conference by the opposition parties such as the Democratic Party and the Justice Party.
Chairman Jeong met with reporters after attending the memorial service held at the Seoul National Cemetery in Dongjak-gu, Seoul on the morning of the 7th anniversary of the death of former President Kim Young-sam, and said, “However, I must have felt (how much) deep resentment in my heart for the loss of my young sons and daughters. I listened carefully to the words of the grieving families and wrote down and listened to every word. My heart was full and I cried,” she said.
This is the content of the response when reporters asked, “The bereaved family said (at the meeting the day before) something different to the situation of the people’s strength.” Chairman Chung said, “We will carefully engrave the words of the bereaved families and establish thorough measures to prevent this from happening again so that ridiculous major safety accidents will not happen again in this country.” We will support the investigation of cases as it can. be reported to the public in detail without any doubt.”
The day before, Chairman Chung met with the families of the victims of the Halloween disaster in Itaewon at the National Assembly with the party leadership. After meeting with Chairman Chung, Mr. A, the bereaved family, told reporters, “I see it as an indirect assassination by the government, not a disaster.” he said.
The bereaved families of the 34 victims of the disaster made a sincere apology from President Yoon, the investigation and reprimand of those responsible for the disaster response, participated in the process of clarifying the truth and accountability of the victims, providing opportunities for communication between the bereaved families and survivors, establishing a memorial facility for the victims, and official announcement of responsibility for the disaster, etc. 6 make an official request to the government.
The people’s power did not make a separate official comment regarding the press conference for the bereaved family held on this day. A member of the party leadership said in a phone call with reporters, “I did not prepare a comment,” and “a press conference was held this day in connection with the bereaved family in Minbyun (lawyers of a democratic society), and the meeting with Chairman Chung the day before also by the bereaved family.
