Suwon City Civic Group Holds Press Conference on the 12th to Condemn Assemblyman Kim Jin-pyo: Why?

The Life and Peace Conference and the Suwon Civic Society Council held a press conference at 2 p.m. on the 12th in front of the office of National Assembly member Kim Jin-pyo in Gwonseon-gu, Suwon, condemning Assembly member Kim Jin-pyo for promoting the enactment of the Suwon Military Airport Special Act aimed at closing Suwon Combat Airfield (Suwon Military Airport).

Civil groups in Suwon City have called for an apology, accusing Kim Jin-pyo, the Speaker of the National Assembly from this region (Suwon City constituency), of deceiving Suwon citizens by pushing for the reintroduction of the 'Suwon Military Airport Special Act.'

The Life and Peace Conference for the Closure of Suwon Combat Airfield (Suwon Military Airport) and the Suwon Civic Society Council held a press conference at 2 p.m. on the 12th in front of the office of National Assembly member Kim Jin-pyo in Gwonseon-gu, Suwon City, condemning Kim Jin-pyo for promoting the enactment of the Suwon Military Airport Special Act.

Kim Hyun-jung, Executive Director of the Life and Peace Conference for the Closure of Suwon Military Airport, stated, "The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport's position is that a preliminary feasibility study for the airport cannot be conducted on a project without interregional agreement," adding, "Shifting the airport's damage to other regions is not a solution. The military airport must be closed."

Lee In-shin, an operating committee member of the Suwon Civic Society Council, criticized, "This is an overreach by a politician with only six months left in office, narrowing the scope of public discussion and debate on the military airport relocation. It is time to stop the controversy over the military airport relocation," and added, "In the era of the climate crisis, citizens no longer vote for airport construction."

A resident who has lived near Suwon Military Airport for 14 years said, "Sounds from the TV and other devices are hard to hear, and I developed tinnitus. After a detailed examination, I was diagnosed with hearing loss in the high frequencies. My son in his 30s, who lives with me, received the same diagnosis," and demanded the closure of the military airport, saying, "Military spending should be reduced, unnecessary military facilities eliminated, and a peaceful world created."

The two organizations strongly criticized that the 'Partial Amendment to the Special Act on Military Airport Relocation' proposed by Kim Jin-pyo three years ago is still pending in the standing committee, and that reintroducing the bill again can only be seen as legislation for next year's general election.

Furthermore, these groups demanded, "Kim Jin-pyo, who deceives Suwon citizens with repeated promises to relocate Suwon Military Airport and election-related bill proposals every election, must apologize to the citizens of Suwon."

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