The Democratic Party encourages the formation of a bereaved family council
The Democratic Party of Korea urged on the 21st to suspend the investigation by the National Police Agency Special Investigation Headquarters (special version) of firefighters at the site of the Halloween disaster in Itaewon, including Yongsan Fire Chief Choi Seong-beom.
The Yongsan Itaewon Disaster Countermeasures Headquarters of the Democratic Party held an emergency press conference at the National Assembly in the afternoon of the same day and said, “Remember that the disaster location command is a command authority that guarantees the discretion and independence of the site. leader, given consideration comprehensive of a high level of experience and the surrounding circumstances at the time.” “For the special issue, immediately start a mandatory investigation of the living power, not the tail-cutting investigation,” he said.
Rep. Oh Young-hwan, a former firefighter, said at a press conference, “The firefighters who were the first to rush to the scene that night and devoted themselves to the end to save even one more person suffering from guilt for not being able to. to save the victims, and he apologized for not being able to save more without dwelling on their seats. He said he would take responsibility for that,” he said. “At the time, this was the only ‘nation’ in the field and working, and they were were national hero firefighters who fought alone and did their best even in the absence of government.”
The Countermeasures Headquarters also said, “The Yoon Seok-yeol government should not shift the responsibility for the October 29 disaster to the firefighters and police officers on the front line, but recognize the government’s responsibility for the disaster, Prime Minister Han Deok’s fire -soo , and immediately fire Minister of Public Administration and Security Lee Sang-min, National Police Agency Commissioner Yoon Hee-geun, and Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency Commissioner Kim Kwang-ho. He also demanded an apology from President Seok-Yeol Yoon to the public, saying, “Bring him.
He also asked for the formation of a bereaved family council. The Countermeasures Headquarters said, “We urge the government to provide active support to the bereaved families and those who have been injured by forming a bereaved family council to come up with a plan to remember the victims forever.”
Reporter Park Hoon-gi tigermask@donga.com
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