Joo Ho-young: "Moon, People Are Dying but Only Talks of Peace... Reveal Your Position Directly"

[Asia Economy Reporter Lee Ji-eun] Joo Ho-young, the floor leader of the People Power Party, raised his voice demanding that "the President should directly make a statement" regarding the incident in which a Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries official was killed by North Korean forces on Yeonpyeong Island.

On the 25th, through Facebook, Floor Leader Joo said, "Despite the heinous act of barbarically killing one of our citizens by North Korean forces just three days ago, President Moon Jae-in still has not directly addressed the public," expressing his frustration.

He pointed out, "While watching the National Armed Forces Day ceremony on site today, I was puzzled and could not contain my anger. I waited throughout the speech to see when the President would mention the incident, but he ultimately avoided speaking about it. Even as our citizens were being brutally killed, the President only kept talking about peace and security," he criticized.

Floor Leader Joo stated, "It is said that the President first received a report on the incident at 6:36 p.m. on the 22nd, the day of the incident, which was when the victim was still alive and had not yet been shot," and questioned, "So what instructions or efforts did the President make to save the citizen?"

He added, "Even though the incident was officially reported to the Blue House and related ministers who are standing members of the NSC held a meeting at the Blue House, the President was not present. The President also did not attend the NSC meeting at the Blue House the following day," and criticized, "Only after the fourth report, 33 hours after the first face-to-face briefing, did an official statement expressing 'deep regret' come out, and that too was a written briefing through the Blue House spokesperson, not from the President himself."

Floor Leader Joo said, "Which country’s President is Moon Jae-in? What is he thinking? Our citizens were inhumanely shot and burned by North Korean forces. This regime left our citizens to be shot in front of their eyes without any action," he pointed out.

He emphasized, "The President has taken no measures as a President and still has not taken any action. We will consider all possible measures we can take, including the adoption of a UN Security Council resolution and filing a case with the International Criminal Court," he stressed.

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