Ahn Cheol-soo "Killing of Civil Servants, Government Negligence" vs Yoon Gun-young "Only Attacking President Moon"

Yoon Geon-young, member of the Democratic Party of Korea./Photo by Yoon Dong-joo doso7@

[Asia Economy Reporter Kim Suwan] Ahn Cheol-soo, leader of the People’s Party, demanded a 'national address' from President Moon Jae-in regarding the incident in which a Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries official was killed by North Korean soldiers in the West Sea. Meanwhile, Yoon Gun-young, a member of the Democratic Party of Korea, criticized, saying, "It is pitiful to see this as a message from the leader of a political party."

On the 11th, Yoon wrote on his Facebook, "The content of the writing is solely aimed at attacking the president," and pointed out, "Please, not to attack the president, but to take a step back and look at the matter objectively."

Yoon said, "It is unreasonable to demand the disclosure of the country's intelligence assets, and the opposition party’s behavior in using this is even more ridiculous. Please judge what lines politics should not cross and what the national interest is," and questioned, "Do you really not know how absurd the information disclosure claim by the UN Special Rapporteur is?"

He then emphasized not to selectively use the military authorities’ announcements for political attacks. He said, "It is unreasonable to arbitrarily pick and choose from the information released by our military for political attacks," and added, "Why do you believe the information that the body was mutilated but not the information that it is presumed to be a defection to the North? Please see it as it is."

Yoon also pointed out, "The ineffectiveness of the UN Security Council’s call for investigation is clear from past cases," and criticized, "Even if a national audit is conducted, it is impossible to investigate North Korean soldiers or even enter North Korean waters."

Finally, he said, "I think the opposition party can make political attacks sufficiently," but added, "However, even when attacking, there must be at least some basis."

Ahn Cheol-soo, leader of the People Party, is speaking at the Supreme Council meeting held at the National Assembly in Yeouido, Seoul, on the 28th of last month. Photo by Yonhap News

Earlier, Ahn Cheol-soo urged through his Facebook on the same day, "I urge the president to make a national address," and claimed, "That is the minimum duty the president must fulfill to the people at this point."

Ahn pointed out, "Is the president going to ultimately ignore the tragic death of our citizen?" and asked, "Is the Republic of Korea fulfilling the responsibilities and roles of the state? Isn’t this a clear dereliction of duty by the government?"

He continued, "There was a report that the UN Special Rapporteur on human rights is considering requesting official data related to the incident from both South and North Korea regarding the shooting and killing of our citizen on the West Coast," and criticized the government, saying, "The UN Special Rapporteur emphasized that both the South and North Korean governments have an obligation to clarify exactly what happened to the official who was shot and killed by North Korean soldiers. This is truly shameful."

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