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Public Administration and Security Minister Lee Sang-min answers questions from lawmakers during the second on-site investigation of the National Assembly’s Special Committee on State Affairs Investigation to Find the Truth About the Yongsan Itaewon Disaster and Prevent Its Recurrence’. National Assembly photographers
This is “It Wasn’t a Matter of Conflict with Chongdaebon Village”
Minister of Public Administration and Security Lee Sang-min said on the 23rd, “(On the day of the Itaewon Halloween disaster) the establishment of the Central Countermeasure Headquarters for Disaster and Security (big script) was not a matter of competing with each other. ” There are criticisms that she is inappropriate as the Minister of Home Affairs and Security, who oversees and coordinates disaster management and security tasks carried out by national and local governments under the Disaster Management and Security Framework Act. The Central Disaster Headquarters is an organization that oversees the response and recovery of large-scale disasters. Minister Lee, who participated in the on-site investigation by the National Assembly’s Special Committee on State Affairs that day, maintained an attitude that seemed to shirk responsibility, saying, “I didn’t even know that there was such a thing in Itaewon that day. .” He left without speaking to the grieving families present at the scene, receiving protests from the bereaved families.
In the second on-site investigation by the special committee for national security held at the Seoul Government Complex that day, when Democratic Party lawmaker Kim Kyo-heung noted that on the day of the disaster, there was a delay in composing the critical script and the reaction on the site was confusing. It is important to have a serious script, but in the case of an unusual event like the Itaewon disaster, the heavy script is not a matter of competing with each other.” Minister Lee said, “It is more important that the head of the emergency rescue management team, Yongsan Fire Station, directs the scene and takes first aid measures than the composition of the main script.”
Even when Democratic Party lawmaker Jo Eung-cheon pointed out again, “The critical script is a place that controls control and recovery in case of a large-scale disaster, but there was no one to direct traffic on the site at the time,” Minister Lee said, “The critical script is not a place to do such things.” he repeated. The grieving families who were observing shouted, “So what is the Central Disaster Prevention and Management Center doing?”
Minister Lee said, “Isn’t it a known fact that many people have gathered in Itaewon? In response to Democratic Party lawmaker Kwon Chil-seung’s question, “Isn’t it at least necessary to control the quarantine crowd?”
Some pointed out how Minister Lee received the first report 1 hour and 5 minutes after the disaster happened. Minister Lee received his first report at 11:20pm on October 29th, and arrived at the Itaewon disaster site at 0:45pm on the 30th.
This “emergency 4-step text system is a problem”
The cause of the late report is blamed on the previous government
Minister Lee blamed the former government, saying, “The last government made the emergency text messaging system four steps.” It is a comment to the effect that the system for submitting information about disasters in the event of a disaster was divided into four stages and the report was received late. Asked if it was a system problem or a minister’s problem, Democratic Party lawmaker Yoon Kun-young replied, “I think it’s a system problem.” He said, “Now it is divided into two stages, and the field manager has changed it to a system that can judge and report directly to the minister and the deputy minister.” Representative Kim Hyung-dong pointed out that “the minister should not answer in the way ‘if it had been the second or first step rather than the fourth, I would have seen it immediately’.”
The power of the people began to encompass Minister Lee. According to the Disasters and Security Act, in the event of a disaster, the Minister of Public Administration and Security mentioned that the police are not among the subjects that must report immediately to the Minister of Public Administration and Security, and said that the Minister Lee received the report late due to legal insufficiency. When Representative Jeon Joo-hye said, “I think we need a system that can link the 112 reporting system with the Ministry of Public Administration and Security,” Minister Lee said, “Investigate and review whether 112 can be shared and reported of information in terms of managing security in a disaster, not in terms of public order. I do,” he replied.
Park Hyeong-soo, a member of the same party, said that Yongsan Fire Station announced the first stage of the response at 10:43 pm on the day of the disaster, and asked, “Is the firefighting response delayed and that the report deferred to the Ministry of Public Administration and Security?” “I think so,” replied the minister.
Talk about political disputes unrelated to the government investigation
Jo Soo-jin raises controversy over ‘Tteokbokki Mukbang’
“The main responsibility for responding to a disaster lies with the head of local government”
Some members of the People’s Power even raised a political dispute unrelated to the investigation of the Itaewon disasters to state affairs during the investigation process. Representative Su-jin Cho said, “At the time of the fire disaster in Icheon, Gyeonggi-do, the reason why the ‘Gyeonggi-do Governor’s tteokbokki eating show’ arose was that the main responsibility (for disaster response) was. head of local government.” I did not see the report,” he said. In June last year, Lee Jae-myeong, who was the governor of Gyeonggi Province and leader of the Democratic Party, mentioned that he appeared on a YouTube channel and filmed tteokbokki mukbang when a fire broke out at the Coupang distribution center in Icheon.
On the day of the disaster, Representative Cho Eun-hee from the same party mentioned the Democratic Party lawmaker, Shin Hyun-young, which sparked the debate about getting on the doctor’s car. Rep. Cho said, “It is not more important to set up a headquarters in a bureaucratic way than to prevent saving a life by delaying the (arrival) of a DMAT (Disaster Medical Assistance Team) car by 20 to 30 minutes.” I think,” he said, defending the minister.
After the on-site investigation, Minister Lee greeted lawmakers belonging to the special committee for national security by shaking hands, but did not greet the bereaved families. The grieving family said, “Can’t you see us? That’s what we ignore and mock.” Only then did Minister Lee bow to the grieving family. When asked by Democratic Party lawmaker Jin Seon-mi how many times he met the bereaved family members that day, Minister Lee replied, “Because you feel burdened trying to meet the members of the a bereaved family…”.
In the ensuing on-site investigation at the Yongsan-gu Office, the opposition and opposition parties unanimously criticized the ward office for failing to establish previous countermeasures and respond on the spot. The Special Committee on State Affairs will receive agency reports on the 27th and 29th following the completion of the on-site investigation on this day. .
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