Jung Jin-seok: "If I Could Turn Back Time, I Would Do Anything to Prevent the Tragedy"

"They Pray That They Are Reborn as 155 Stars"

People related to the People Power Party, including Jeong Jin-seok, the Emergency Response Committee Chairman of the People Power Party, visited the joint memorial altar at Seoul Plaza on the morning of the 31st to pay their respects to the victims of the Itaewon disaster. Photo by Kang Jin-hyung aymsdream@

[Asia Economy Reporter Hyunju Lee] Jeong Jin-seok, Emergency Response Committee Chairman of the People Power Party, mourned the victims of the 'Itaewon Disaster' on the 1st, stating, "It has been two full days, but if I could turn back time, I would do whatever it takes to prevent this tragedy," expressing his feelings.

On the same day, Chairman Jeong posted on his Facebook, "I woke up in the early morning and tossed and turned, reading one by one the stories of the young people who departed to the heavens in the narrow alleys of Itaewon. My heart aches deeply," writing like this.

He said, "Why did God take such kind children, who were affectionate to their parents, so early? My heart breaks as I have lovingly raised two daughters and sent them off in marriage one after another."

He continued, "The flower buds that never got to bloom fully have fallen," and "I pray that their souls will be reborn somewhere in this universe."

He added, "I pray that they will be reborn as 155 stars."

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