Civic Group Files Complaint Against Minister Kang Kyung-hwa... "Complacent in COVID-19 Response"
[Asia Economy Reporter Song Seung-yoon] Kang Kyung-wha, Minister of Foreign Affairs, has been reported to the prosecution for allegedly failing to properly respond to the increasing restrictions on overseas entry for Korean nationals due to the spread of the novel coronavirus infection (COVID-19).
The civic group, Committee for the Protection of Ordinary People's Livelihoods, announced on the 2nd that they filed a complaint against Minister Kang for dereliction of duty at the Seoul Central District Prosecutors' Office.
In the complaint, the group claimed, "Countries banning entry of our nationals are rapidly increasing, but the accused is responding complacently without making these countries recognize that Korea is not the epicenter of COVID-19."
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They also filed a complaint against Park Yang-woo, Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism, on the same charges. The reason was negligence in accurately informing the public about the government's response to COVID-19 in a video posted on the 'Korea Policy Briefing' site managed by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism.
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