Won Hee-ryong "An Executive Who Didn't Stop Self-Immolation? Shocking If True"… Park Ju-min "Hope They Become a Decent Person"

Park Jumin's Rebuttal to Won Heeryong's Facebook Post

Won Hee-ryong, Minister of Land, Infrastructure and Transport, stated, regarding the self-immolation death of an executive of the Construction Union of the Korean Confederation of Trade Unions (KCTU), "I cannot help but wonder if they tried to use the death of their colleague as a driving force for their struggle." In response, Park Joo-min, a member of the Democratic Party of Korea, criticized Minister Won, saying, "Please be a human being first."

On the 17th, Minister Won wrote on Facebook, "There were reports that the Construction Union executive who was at the scene where his colleague poured thinner on himself and set himself on fire did not stop him and just watched for a long time."

Won Hee-ryong, Minister of Land, Infrastructure and Transport. [Image source=Yonhap News]

Minister Won wrote, "If true, it is a very shocking matter," and added, "It must also be a great shock to many people who were saddened by the tragic death of a human being."

In response, Representative Park criticized at the National Assembly expanded executive meeting on the same day, "I cannot help but be horrified by such behavior that has even extinguished human rights awareness," and said, "Please be a human being first."

Representative Park said, "They reported that the union executive at the scene did nothing by showing some CCTV footage of unknown origin, but when they arrived, Chief Yang had already poured thinner on himself and warned others not to come close."

She continued, "What the Minister of Land, Infrastructure and Transport should request to clarify the truth is the source and details of such false and distorted reports, and the truth about the coercive investigation that drove Chief Yang Hoe-dong to death."

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