Minister Lee Sang-min of the Ministry of the Interior and Safety to Preside Over the First Meeting of the Disaster Safety Management System TF

Minister of the Interior and Safety Sang-min Lee. / Photo by Hyunmin Kim kimhyun81@

[Asia Economy Reporter Song Seung-seop] The first meeting of the "Pan-Government Disaster Safety Management System Reform Task Force (TF)" aimed at improving safety management will be held this week. The government plans to establish a comprehensive plan by the end of the year through the TF.

On the 13th, the Central Disaster and Safety Countermeasures Headquarters (CDSCH) announced in a written briefing related to the Itaewon crowd crush disaster that the TF will discuss measures to improve the emergency rescue system, disaster situation reporting and control system improvements, crowd management safety measures, and responses to new types of disasters.

The TF leader will be Minister of the Interior and Safety Lee Sang-min. Although there is public opinion that Minister Lee should resign in relation to the Itaewon disaster, he has stated that he will focus on managing the situation for now. Minister Lee presided over the first meeting of the "Pan-Government Special Team (TF) for Preventing Multi-Crowd Accidents" on the 2nd, the safety measures meeting with related ministries on the 4th, and the public-private joint meeting for crowd accident prevention management on the 10th.

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