Park Kwang-on Condoles the Passing of Corporal Chae Su-geun: "Opposition Defense Committee Preparing Institutional Improvements"

Park Kwang-on, floor leader of the Democratic Party of Korea, visited the funeral hall of the late Corporal Chae Su-geun, who died in the line of duty while searching for flood victims in Yecheon-gun, Gyeongbuk, on the 21st.

After paying his respects in the afternoon, Floor Leader Park posted on Facebook, saying, "I am heartbroken and sorry. I pray for the repose of Corporal Chae Su-geun," and added, "I deeply apologize as a responsible member of society to the parents who are engulfed in indescribable sorrow."

He wrote, "The military’s mission to protect the country begins with cherishing and protecting its soldiers," and "It is a painful matter for the military that it failed to protect a soldier performing duties at a disaster site."

He continued, "The Ministry of National Defense must take this opportunity to establish fundamental solutions to eradicate the military’s safety complacency."

Floor Leader Park emphasized, "The Democratic Party will also prepare institutional supplements centered on the National Defense Committee of the National Assembly," and "Especially as the deployment of military personnel to disaster sites increases, we will devise improvement measures for training and equipment supply."

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