Ahn Cheol-soo: "President Moon, Can't You Hug the Son of the North Korean Shooting Victim Official Once?"

“Formal President's Reply... Cheong Wa Dae Explanation Is Coldness Itself”

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[Asia Economy Reporter Lim Chun-han] Ahn Cheol-soo, leader of the People’s Party, criticized on the 15th regarding the incident of the North Korean Ministry of Maritime Affairs and Fisheries official being shot, saying, “President Moon Jae-in, can you not at least embrace the young student who lost his father?” He added, “Many citizens could not hide their mixed feelings over the fact that the president only sent a formal and dry reply starting with ‘your son’ to the high school sophomore who is in shock from his father’s tragic death.”

On the same day on Facebook, Ahn said, “The son of the shot official wrote a letter directly to the president. It was a desperate plea to clearly reveal the truth and protect his father’s honor, stating that a father who loves his child more than anyone else would never defect to the North.” He continued, “However, the president’s reply to this tearful letter was very late, and both the form and content were far from enough to soothe the student’s heart.”

Ahn pointed out, “The explanation released by the Blue House made the public even less able to understand.” He criticized, “The Blue House official’s stance, insisting that even diplomatic letters between heads of state are typed and sent and that they don’t see what the problem is, showed no respect for human beings, no consolation for the bereaved family, and no empathy for their pain?only coldness itself.”

Ahn said, “It would have been better if the president had just made a phone call to comfort the family, promising to reveal the truth without any suspicion and to hold those who killed the father accountable. Was that so difficult? Or wouldn’t it have been better if he had stopped by to give a warm embrace on his way to Yangsan to farm?” He added, “The sincerity shown when President Moon personally visited Director Jeong Eun-kyung of the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency to present her appointment letter, saying he couldn’t call busy people, why can’t that be shown to a young citizen who lost his father?”

Ahn emphasized, “We cannot bring back the deceased. But through a thorough investigation, the truth can be revealed. This must be strongly emphasized and demanded from North Korea.” He continued, “Even if the pain of losing parents cannot be fully healed, just showing comfort, empathy, and a will to punish those responsible from the president will give that student the strength to stand up again.”

Ahn said, “A shoulder that cannot embrace a suffering young citizen cannot bear the fate of 50 million citizens and 70 million compatriots.” He earnestly requested, “Before being president, as a human rights lawyer who believes ‘people come first,’ as a father with children, and considering the infinite responsibility that comes with the presidency even if it is difficult, I sincerely ask you to warmly comfort the heart of that young student who lost his parents even now.”

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