Park Yong-jin "Dismissal of impeachment trial cannot justify Lee Sang-min"

Park Yong-jin, Democratic Party Lawmaker's Facebook
"Board of Audit and Inspection Must Start Audit"

Park Yong-jin, a member of the Democratic Party of Korea, raised his voice saying, "The dismissal of the impeachment trial cannot justify Minister of the Interior and Safety Lee Sang-min or President Yoon Seok-yeol."

On the 25th, Park said through his Facebook, "The fact that the Constitutional Court dismissed the impeachment during its hearing does not mean there is no reason to be tense," expressing his opinion.

Earlier, the Constitutional Court dismissed the impeachment trial request against Minister Lee, who was impeached due to inadequate response to the Itaewon disaster.

The formal constitutional court hearing for Lee Sang-min, Minister of the Interior and Safety, who was impeached over the inadequate response controversy to the Itaewon disaster, was held on the afternoon of May 9 at the Grand Bench of the Constitutional Court in Jongno-gu, Seoul. Minister Lee Sang-min is seated, looking at the constitutional justices. Photo by Kang Jin-hyung aymsdream@

Park said, "The reason the opposition party initially impeached Minister Lee Sang-min was because the President did not accept the dismissal recommendation, which held the Minister of the Interior and Safety strictly accountable for his incompetence as the direct supervisor and overall person responsible for disaster and safety management related to the Itaewon disaster," and pointed out, "The attitude of shifting the responsibility for the disaster onto frontline police officers and firefighters is a highly inappropriate behavior for a political minister who should take responsibility."

Park urged the Board of Audit and Inspection to conduct an audit of the Itaewon disaster. He said, "Even the incompetent Park Geun-hye administration immediately launched an audit by the Board of Audit and Inspection after the Sewol ferry disaster," and added, "President Yoon Seok-yeol, who investigated Park Geun-hye's seven-hour absence during the Sewol ferry disaster as the Seoul Central District Prosecutor, should not continue to show an attitude and irresponsibility in disaster response and accountability that is even worse than Park Geun-hye’s."

Furthermore, he said, "Through the audit, Minister Lee Sang-min’s responsibility and the deficiencies in the disaster response system must be actively pursued," and emphasized, "The audit by the Board of Audit and Inspection should not end as a favor to the President’s juniors from school."

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