Special Act on the Yeosun Incident Passes the Full Meeting of the Public Administration and Security Committee

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[Asia Economy Reporter Lim Chun-han] The special law on the Yeosun Incident, which aims to restore the honor of the victims and investigate the truth, passed the National Assembly's Public Administration and Security Committee plenary session on the 16th.

On the same day, the Public Administration and Security Committee passed the "Special Act on the Investigation of the Truth and Restoration of Honor of the Victims of the Yeosu-Suncheon October 19 Incident," which was submitted through bipartisan agreement. The Yeosun Incident special law is expected to be submitted to the plenary session of the extraordinary session to be held at the end of this month or early next month after passing through the Legislation and Judiciary Committee.

If the bill is smoothly processed through bipartisan agreement, the Yeosun Incident, recorded as a tragedy in modern history, will enter a full-scale investigation process for the truth after 73 years.

The Yeosun Incident special law was first introduced by Assemblyman So Byeong-cheol of the Democratic Party of Korea in July last year, and gained momentum as the Democratic Party promised to enact the special law at the party level.

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