Lee Jae-myung Encourages Soldiers Blocking 'Blank Bullets' at Military Demarcation Line: "I Applaud You"

Lee Jae-myung, leader of the Democratic Party of Korea, recently praised the soldiers who firmly prevented civilians from illegally crossing the Civilian Control Line (CCL) on the 2nd, saying, "I applaud the soldiers who steadfastly defended the CCL."

On the same day, Lee wrote on his Facebook, "I once again realize that the dedication of the soldiers is the foundation of a safe Republic of Korea."

According to military authorities, on the 25th of last month, three men arrived at the Jejin checkpoint in Goseong-gun, Gangwon Province, riding two motorcycles, stating they wanted to go to the Unification Observatory north of the CCL. The sentries stopped them, citing the lack of prior application required to pass through the checkpoint. When the men refused to back down, the sentries fired warning shots toward the ground in accordance with regulations.

Lee said, "Following the rules may seem natural, but in fact, it is not." He added, "There are not many problems caused by the absence of rules or systems among numerous incidents." He emphasized, "This is a matter of 'public will' to truly abide by the rules," and continued, "Even knowing that warning shots are loaded in the first step, it would not have been easy to pull the trigger according to regulations when the situation actually arose, and following the rules requires courage."

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