The Democratic Party Calls for 'Itaewon Special Committee' Meeting... "Public Life and Safety Cannot Be a Subject of Political Strife"

Jeong Jin-seok, Emergency Response Committee Chairman of the People Power Party, is attending the Emergency Response Committee meeting held at the National Assembly on the 7th and delivering an opening remark. Photo by Yoon Dong-joo doso7@

[Asia Economy Reporter Lee Ji-eun] On the 7th, the People Power Party held a special committee meeting to investigate the Itaewon accident and discuss safety measures.

At the meeting, Jeong Jin-seok, the emergency response committee chairman of the People Power Party, said, "Another tragedy like the second Itaewon accident must never happen again" and added, "I hope you will do your best to thoroughly analyze the cause of the accident and prepare countermeasures."

He stated, "The complacent safety awareness and lax on-site response will all be subjects of discussion in this special committee," and said, "We will devote all party efforts to institutional improvements, legislation, and budget execution."

He also criticized the opposition party, saying, "While the Democratic Party of Korea tries to use this accident for political strife, the lives and safety of the people cannot be a subject of political conflict."

Seong Il-jong, the chairman of the Policy Committee, also said, "The minimum mourning that the ruling party, the People Power Party, can offer is to clearly reveal the truth of the accident and hold those responsible accountable, while simultaneously establishing legal and institutional alternatives to prevent such incidents from happening again," adding, "The People Power Party proposed a ruling-opposition-government consultative body for this purpose, but the Democratic Party rejected it and instead insisted on a state audit, inciting political strife and opportunistically exploiting the public’s sincere mourning."

He continued, "A key member of the Democratic Party leader Lee Jae-myung’s presidential campaign is holding rallies demanding the president’s resignation every weekend," and added, "If they think the public will not notice their opportunistic behavior even in the face of national grief and mourning, it is a grave miscalculation by the Democratic Party."

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