Lee Jun-seok "Jeon Jang-yeon finally changes protest method... This is the demand"

"Only Boarding Protests, No Delays Occur"
Jeonjangyeon Meets Transition Team, Demands Apology from Lee

Lee Jun-seok, Leader of the People Power Party [Image Source=Yonhap News]

[Asia Economy Intern Reporter Kang Wooseok] On the 29th, Lee Jun-seok, leader of the People Power Party, commented on the nationwide protest by the National Solidarity Against Disability Discrimination (Jeonjangyeon) regarding their 'subway boarding and alighting protest,' stating, "Since they are only protesting by boarding, no delays occur," and added, "This was the original demand."

Lee wrote on his Facebook that day, "(Jeonjangyeon) was heavily criticized last weekend for blocking train departures by placing wheelchairs at subway doors, but since yesterday, Jeonjangyeon has only been boarding. Today, after meeting with the Presidential Transition Committee, they also only boarded," he noted.

He continued, "If they had done this from the beginning, it would have been fine. They have only now changed their protest method. This was the original demand," he added.

Since the 25th, Lee has been sharply criticizing Jeonjangyeon's 'subway boarding and alighting protest.' His stance was that protests causing delays to citizens' morning commutes should not be allowed. Lee asserted, "While fighting for the mobility rights necessary for the daily lives of people with disabilities, we must actively intervene against the absurdity of holding millions of Seoul citizens' mornings hostage," and urged, "The Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency and Seoul Metro should actively deploy safety personnel to ensure that the millions of passengers who rely on the punctuality and safety of the Seoul subway are not taken hostage by a specific group."

Meanwhile, as controversy over Jeonjangyeon's subway boarding and alighting protest continued, the Presidential Transition Committee met directly with Jeonjangyeon at Gyeongbokgung Station on Seoul Subway Line 3 that day. At the meeting, Choi Yong-gi, chairman of the Korea Center for Independent Living of Persons with Disabilities, expressed, "We have discussed disability mobility issues countless times over the past 21 years, but honestly, I am very disappointed that the Transition Committee came to listen rather than to provide answers." Park Kyung-seok, co-representative of Jeonjangyeon, demanded an apology from Lee.

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