野 "Song Young-gil's Excel comment about bus driver is 'absurd'... Apologize in front of the victim"

Song Young-gil, leader of the Democratic Party of Korea, is giving an opening remark at the party-government meeting on countermeasures for the Gwangju Hakdong building collapse accident held at the National Assembly on the 17th. Photo by Yoon Dong-joo doso7@

[Asia Economy Reporter Naju-seok] Song Young-gil, leader of the Democratic Party of Korea, made remarks during a party-government consultation such as "Even if the driver had instinctively pressed only the accelerator, they could have survived," which the People Power Party has labeled as "reckless remarks" and demanded an apology.

On the 17th, Hwang Bo-seung-hee, chief spokesperson of the People Power Party, criticized Song's remarks, saying, "It is nothing less than a secondary harm that drives a nail into the hearts of the victims of the Gwangju collapse disaster," and added, "Isn't it because the ruling party leader holds such absurd perceptions without presenting a proper cause analysis and improvement measures that such man-made disasters keep recurring?"

Chief Spokesperson Hwang said, "Do not shift the responsibility for this heartbreaking disaster onto innocent victims," and criticized, "Moreover, regarding the demolition of the Inter-Korean Liaison Office, he said, 'Isn't it something that it wasn't blown up with a cannon?' He mentioned 'cultural differences' in the New Zealand diplomat sexual harassment case, disparaged gireogi families, and with countless controversies that have driven nails into the hearts of the people, Song's remarks today can only be seen as a distorted and superficial perception of the ruling party leader."

He said, "Instead of appealing to the opposition for grand cooperation to create 'the people's time' and 'the time for livelihood,' Song should properly engage in self-reflection and attend to public sentiment," and demanded, "He must immediately apologize to the victims and the public."

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