People Power Party: "President Moon should personally inspect Dongbu Detention Center and apologize"

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[Asia Economy Reporter Lim Chun-han] On the 3rd, the People Power Party criticized the collective outbreak of the novel coronavirus infection (COVID-19) at Seoul Eastern Detention Center, saying, "It is regrettable that President Moon Jae-in, a human rights lawyer, has not shown the sincerity to personally inspect the site and apologize to the public even today."

In a statement on the same day, People Power Party spokesperson Bae Jun-young referred to a column written by President Moon during his lawyer days, saying, "In summary, the COVID-19 incident at the Eastern Detention Center is a dereliction of duty toward citizens in a vulnerable position, and the public officials involved must bear civil and criminal legal responsibility for both the current and future situations."

Spokesperson Bae pointed out, "There are 958 confirmed cases in a single facility at the Eastern Detention Center. When the results of the fifth full-scale investigation come out, the cumulative number of confirmed cases could increase to around 1,000," adding, "The Ministry of Justice wasted the golden time and only came up with inadequate measures. Even after infections occurred, masks were not provided, and only belatedly did they decide to supply three masks per week. It took more than a month to implement this measure."

Bae also stated, "The Prime Minister, who visited the site only yesterday, apologized again after four days and admitted the failure of the initial response, and Minister of Justice Choo Mi-ae, who accompanied him, posted a forced apology on social media," adding, "In a way, the Eastern Detention Center, where isolation is supposed to be perfect, should also have perfect quarantine, but it is the opposite. The Eastern Detention Center, experiencing the paradox of dreadful isolation, has a quarantine system worse than that of 700 years ago. It is no wonder that cries of 'Please save us' are not heard."

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