Jeonnam Provincial Assembly Yeosun Special Committee Guerrilla Meeting with Party Leader Lee Nak-yeon

The Jeonnam Provincial Council's Yeosu·Suncheon 10·19 Incident Special Committee held a guerrilla meeting with members of the National Assembly at the National Assembly along with representatives of the bereaved families. Photo by Jeonnam Provincial Council

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Lee Jun-kyung] The Jeonnam Provincial Council's Yeosu-Suncheon October 19 Incident Special Committee announced on the 16th that it successfully held guerrilla meetings with members of the National Assembly along with representatives of the bereaved families of the Yeosu-Suncheon Incident at the National Assembly on the 14th.

On that day, Chairman Kang Jeong-hee and the bereaved family representatives waited indefinitely in the lobby of the National Assembly Main Building, where the plenary session was held, and insisted on meetings with several lawmakers including Lee Nak-yeon, leader of the Democratic Party of Korea, Seo Young-kyo, Chair of the Administrative Safety Committee, Han Byung-do, Chair of the Bill Review Subcommittee, Lee Hyung-seok, member of the Administrative Safety Committee, and local district lawmakers Kim Seung-nam and Lee Gae-ho.

During the meeting, Chairman Kang explained in detail that the special law on the Yeosu-Suncheon October 19 Incident was proposed and enacted on the 29th of last month and is currently under review by the Bill Review Subcommittee of the Administrative Safety Committee. She strongly emphasized the urgency of enacting the special law, including positive review of the bill and its submission as an agenda item to the plenary session, and delivered a letter urging enactment.

In the meeting with party leader Lee Nak-yeon, she appealed that the special bill, which has been proposed and is under review by the Administrative Safety Committee, must pass the Legislative Review Committee by December 10 to be enacted as an individual law.

Chairman Kang Jeong-hee said, “Although the bill has been proposed three times since the 16th National Assembly and automatically discarded, the special bill re-proposed on the 29th of last month must be enacted in the 21st National Assembly to ensure historical truth is revealed and the honor of the unjustly sacrificed victims is restored. We request active cooperation from the political circles.”

In response, party leader Lee Nak-yeon said, “The Yeosu-Suncheon Incident’s historical truth and restoration of honor are most important. Although it is quite late, since the bill is under review by the Administrative Safety Committee with Representative So Byung-chul as the main proposer, I will actively support its enactment in the 21st National Assembly.”

The Jeonnam Provincial Council’s Yeosu-Suncheon October 19 Incident Special Committee is conducting various activities for compensation and restoration of honor for the bereaved families of the Yeosu-Suncheon October 19 Incident, including on-site research activities of similar civilian casualty incidents such as the Jeju 4·3 Incident and the Geochang Incident, for which related laws have been enacted.

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