Sim Sang-jung Urges Adoption of Resolution Condemning North Korea... Calls for Formation of Inter-Korean Joint Investigation Committee Too

Sim Sang-jung, leader of the Justice Party, is giving a greeting speech at the retirement press conference held at the National Assembly in Yeouido, Seoul, on the morning of the 24th. [Image source=Yonhap News]

[Asia Economy Reporter Choi Eun-young] Sim Sang-jung, leader of the Justice Party (61), has called for the adoption of a resolution condemning North Korea and the establishment of a South-North joint investigation committee regarding the killing of a Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries official by North Korea.

On the 27th, during an emergency online party meeting, Leader Sim stated about the shooting incident of our official by North Korea, "We should decide on follow-up measures such as filing a complaint with the UN Security Council and the International Criminal Court depending on how sincerely North Korea participates in the South-North joint investigation."

She continued, "Apart from measures like the joint investigation, I propose that the National Assembly hold a plenary session early next week to adopt a resolution condemning North Korea," adding, "The military authorities and government, who consistently responded with lax surveillance and inadequate and insincere measures until our citizens were brutally killed by North Korea, must also be thoroughly held accountable."

Furthermore, Leader Sim urged the formation of a South-North joint investigation committee. Regarding the matter, she said, "A South-North joint investigation committee should be formed to ascertain the truth and follow up with measures to prevent recurrence," and added, "Although there was an apology under the name of North Korea's United Front Department, the truth of the incident has not been thoroughly investigated, and the body has not been recovered. A South-North joint investigation committee must be formed to thoroughly investigate the entire incident and identify who is responsible for the shooting that led to the death of our citizen."

Leader Sim described the incident as "a barbaric murder of our citizen committed by North Korea," and strongly condemned it, saying, "It is an unprecedented incident that violates international laws such as the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea, denies humanitarian principles, and breaches existing inter-Korean agreements."

Meanwhile, the Justice Party announced that it will receive an emergency briefing from the Ministry of National Defense on the 28th to ascertain the facts of the incident.

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