People Power Party: "Moon did not even utter a single word of regret at the Armed Forces Day ceremony"

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[Asia Economy Reporter Lee Ji-eun] The People Power Party criticized President Moon Jae-in's Armed Forces Day commemorative speech, saying he "did not utter even a single word of regret regarding the Yeonpyeong Island shelling incident."

Kim Eun-hye, spokesperson for the People Power Party, pointed out in an oral statement on the 25th, "Despite our citizens being brutally killed by North Korea, the president talked about a 'peace declaration' and listened to a cappella while the entire nation was engulfed in grief and anger."

She said, "Today, at the 72nd Armed Forces Day ceremony, President Moon did not express even a single word of regret or condemnation, let alone a strong protest against North Korea's atrocities," and criticized, "This is why the president's words, 'I promise the people that we will respond firmly to any acts threatening the lives and safety of our citizens,' sound like insincere and hollow rhetoric."

Spokesperson Kim questioned, "Before talking about the 'Kelo Unit,' think about the horrific North Korean atrocity that occurred in the waters off Yeonpyeong Island near Incheon, where they infiltrated," and asked, "Before mentioning the distant 'Operation Dawn of Adelman,' did the tragedy of a man in his 40s who was brutally killed just off the coast of the Republic of Korea not come to mind?"

She pointedly asked, "What did the president do during those six hours when the government official was drifting at sea? Did he ever issue a rescue order even once?" and "As the commander-in-chief of the armed forces, what measures did the president take to protect the citizen who must have desperately thought of the only homeland that could save him, the Republic of Korea?"

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