Seong Il-jong on Lee Sang-min's call for Yi's dismissal: "Now is not the time to discuss this"

Sung Il-jong, Chairman of the Policy Committee of the People Power Party, is delivering opening remarks at the 'Comprehensive Measures for Narcotics Control' party-government consultation held at the National Assembly on the 26th. Photo by Yoon Dong-joo doso7@

[Asia Economy Reporter Lee Ji-eun] Sung Il-jong, the Policy Committee Chairman of the People Power Party, drew a line against former lawmaker Yoo Seung-min's claim that Minister of the Interior and Safety Lee Sang-min should be dismissed, saying, "It is not appropriate to bring up dismissal at this time."

On the 1st, Sung appeared on CBS Radio's 'Kim Hyun-jung's News Show' and said, "Minister Lee is currently working without being able to sleep at night," expressing this view.

Former lawmaker Yoo raised his voice the day before on social networking services (SNS), saying, "The Itaewon disaster's cause must be clarified and responsibility must be held," and "Why does the state exist? The government should have anticipated the dangerously large crowd in advance and prepared accordingly."

He also argued that Minister Lee, who said, "Deploying police in advance would not have solved the problem," and "Political claims with incitement should not be made," should be dismissed.

On the same day, Yoo continued his criticism on his SNS by posting Article 34, Clause 6 of the Constitution, stating, "The state must strive to prevent disasters and protect the people from such dangers."

However, Policy Committee Chairman Sung said, "I don't know why such issues are being raised now," and added, "Right now, the most important thing is to focus all party and national power to quickly conclude and manage this situation."

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