Gyeongnam Sewol Ferry Memorial Committee "7th Anniversary of Sewol Ferry Disaster, Minimal Change in Public Safety... Implement Truth Investigation"

The Gyeongnam Sewol Ferry Memorial Committee held a press conference at 11 a.m. on the 16th at the Gyeongnam Provincial Office of Education Training Center, urging, "Fulfill the promise to uncover the truth." Photo by Saeyan Park sy77@

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Park Saeyan] The Gyeongnam Sewol Ferry Disaster Memorial Committee held a press conference on the 16th, the 7th anniversary of the Sewol Ferry disaster, raising their voices to "fulfill the promise of uncovering the truth about the Sewol Ferry disaster."

On this day, the committee held a press conference demanding the truth and fact-finding regarding the Sewol Ferry disaster.

The Gyeongnam Women's Association Federation began their remarks by saying, "We apologize before the press conference."

They continued, "The government has said for seven years that it would act for the safety and lives of the people, but still, everything in daily life is unstable and unsafe. We apologize for the slow pace of change. And once again, we promise. We will not forget, and we will take action."

At the subsequent press conference, they pointed out, "The Moon Jae-in administration, which declared a safe society protecting the safety and lives of the people as a core national agenda, has only repeated the first steps so far."

Regarding the special prosecution team for the Sewol Ferry disaster launched in 2019, they said, "It only re-investigated for over a year and merely granted impunity to those responsible for the disaster," emphasizing, "In December last year, the Sewol Ferry special prosecution law, agreed upon by the ruling and opposition parties under public pressure, has not even been formed due to the neglect of the two major parties and remains stalled."

They raised their voices, saying, "The proper first step to uncovering the truth is to disclose all materials and related information held by the government without omission and to cooperate with investigations."

They urged, "Fulfill the promise of an unreserved fact-finding made to the people and the Sewol Ferry victims."

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