People Power Party Chuncheon City Council Members to File Charges Against Chuncheon Mayor for 'Dereliction of Duty'

"Caused immense suffering to citizens and small business owners amid the heatwave"

People Power Party Chuncheon City Council Member Press Conference [Yonhap News]

[Asia Economy Reporter Ra Young-cheol] Chuncheon city council members affiliated with the People Power Party recently decided to file a complaint against Mayor Lee Jae-su of Chuncheon regarding the damage caused to citizens due to the recent water outage.

At a press conference held in the city hall briefing room on the 23rd, the council members stated, "The water outage in Chuncheon on the 9th caused immense suffering to citizens and small business owners amid the severe heatwave," and added, "We plan to file a complaint with the prosecution around the 26th against Mayor Lee Jae-su for dereliction of duty under Article 122 of the Criminal Act and Article 2 of the Water Supply Act."

The resolution to form a 'Special Committee for the Investigation and Countermeasures of the Chuncheon Water Outage Incident' was rejected due to opposition from Democratic Party city council members during the temporary city council session.

Earlier, on the afternoon of the 9th, the water supply was cut off throughout the city due to the outage, causing continuous damage for a week, especially in highland and outlying villages where normal supply was not restored.

Mayor Lee Jae-su officially apologized, saying, "Water supply is directly related to citizens' daily lives and small business operations, and we should have thoroughly checked the operation and management status in advance. I apologize for the great inconvenience caused by the unprecedented city-wide water outage."

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