Assemblyman Yongbin Lee Announces Position: "No Change to Standing Committee in Charge of Veterans Affairs"

Opposition to 'National Assembly Act Amendment' Changing from Political Affairs Committee to National Defense Committee... "Will Only Cause Confusion in Veterans Affairs Policy"

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Yoon Jamin] Rep. Lee Yong-bin (The Democratic Party of Korea, Gwangju Gwangsan-gap) stated that the jurisdictional standing committee for the Ministry of Patriots and Veterans Affairs should not be changed.

This follows the recent proposal of a "National Assembly Act Amendment" to change the jurisdictional standing committee for the Ministry of Patriots and Veterans Affairs from the existing Political Affairs Committee to the National Defense Committee.

In a statement on the 12th, Rep. Lee said, "This amendment was proposed without sufficient understanding of the circumstances and difficulties faced by independence and democracy merit recipients, and without any prior consultation or consent from related organizations, causing strong opposition from related veterans organizations. Independence and democratic veterans policies cannot be encompassed by the National Defense Committee, and the relevance to the National Defense Committee is low, which will only cause confusion in the veterans policies that have been promoted through communication with veterans organizations until now."

In fact, since the proposal of this National Assembly Act amendment, independence and democratic veterans organizations such as the Liberation Association, April 19th Association, and May 18th Association have strongly opposed it and are reportedly planning a protest visit to the National Assembly.

Rep. Lee stated, "The core of the government's veterans policy is independence, national defense, and democracy, and policies should be pursued while balancing these three values. However, this amendment fails to reflect the understanding and difficulties related to independence and democracy, and should not be judged based on relevance to only one side."

He continued, "The government's veterans policy is about establishing the foundation for the founding of the nation including liberation, protecting the country and its people on the battlefield, and enabling those who sacrificed for the development of democracy to live with pride and honor. It is important to maintain the balance of this triangular axis and to develop and implement policies that provide appropriate respect and treatment to veterans."

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