Ahn Cheol-soo calls 'early return of Cheonghae Unit' a "national disgrace"

Ahn Cheol-soo, leader of the People’s Party, criticized the early return of the Cheonghae Unit due to COVID-19 as a "national disgrace" in a post on his Facebook on the 20th. Photo by Ahn Cheol-soo Facebook capture

[Asia Economy Reporter Yoon Seul-gi] Ahn Cheol-soo, leader of the People’s Party, directly criticized the return of all crew members of the 34th Cheonghae Unit’s Munmu the Great-class warship (4,400-ton class), where a COVID-19 cluster infection occurred, calling it "a national disgrace never experienced before."

In a post on his Facebook on the same day, Ahn said, "An unprecedented situation has occurred where our troops deployed overseas were collectively infected with COVID-19 and all returned home," and criticized, "Due to the government’s incompetence and complacency, the lives of young people were threatened and military combat power was seriously damaged."

Regarding the return of the Cheonghae Unit, he raised his voice, saying, "The commander-in-chief should apologize and the Minister of National Defense should take responsibility," and added, "But this administration remains silent. Where has everyone hidden?"

He continued, "The Moon Jae-in administration lacks three things: responsibility, shame, and the ability to govern," and evaluated it as "in short, an unfit force to govern."

He also said, "The next administration must never become such a pathetic government," and added, "When regime change is seen not as a windfall benefit of the incompetent Moon administration but as a better choice for the future, more citizens will join the ranks of regime change."

Meanwhile, all crew members of the 34th Cheonghae Unit’s Munmu the Great-class warship, where the COVID-19 cluster infection occurred, will return to Seongnam Seoul Airport on the afternoon of the 20th.

The troops boarded two Air Force multipurpose aerial refueling aircraft (KC-330) at an airport in a country adjacent to the African waters where the ship was docked the day before and headed home.

This content was produced with the assistance of AI translation services.