"Stop Ignoring Residents' Suffering"‥Pocheon City Urges 'Military Yeongpyeong Shooting Range Damage Measures'

Pocheon City, Pocheon City Council, and Pan-Citizen Countermeasure Committee Express Regret Over Military Authorities' 'Silent Response'

Pocheon City Shooting Range and Other Military-Related Facilities Citizens' Countermeasure Committee Issues Statement Urging Measures Against Yeongpyeong Shooting Range Damage [Provided by Pocheon City]

[Asia Economy Reporter Ra Young-cheol] The Pocheon City Shooting Range and Other Military-Related Facilities Citizens' Countermeasure Committee issued a statement on the 9th titled "Urgent Appeal for Measures to Address Damage from Yeongpyeong Shooting Range."

The statement criticized the "Military Noise Compensation Act," which fails to reflect the realities of the affected areas, and the military authorities' complacent response to the wildfire that occurred at Yeongpyeong Shooting Range on the 4th.

On the same day, the heads of three organizations?the Pocheon City government, Pocheon City Council, and the Citizens' Countermeasure Committee?expressed regret over the military authorities' attitude of remaining silent in response to the demands of local residents.

They strongly urged the military to enact special legislation reflecting the unique characteristics of Yeongpyeong Shooting Range, promptly investigate the cause of the wildfire, and establish measures to prevent recurrence.

Through the statement, Park Yoon-guk, Mayor of Pocheon City, said, "For decades, Pocheon citizens have endured damages caused by large-scale military shooting ranges such as Yeongpyeong Shooting Range under the pretext of national security," and urged the government, "The government must no longer neglect the residents of the affected areas and must promptly prepare fundamental measures at the national level."

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