Kim Kyung-il, Mayor of Paju City, "Welcome the Impeachment Approval... Will Restore Peaceful Daily Life to Citizens"

All Executives Grade 4 and Above Summoned After Impeachment Approval
Calls for Citizen Stability and Livelihood Recovery Measures

On the 14th, when the National Assembly plenary session passed the impeachment motion against President Yoon Seok-yeol, Kim Kyung-il, mayor of Paju City, posted on Facebook, "Once again, the citizens have won. This is how history progresses," expressing his welcome for the passage of the impeachment. Later that day at 7 p.m., he convened all executives of grade 4 and above in Paju City for an emergency countermeasure meeting, ordering local government-level citizen stabilization measures and livelihood recovery plans to quickly manage the chaotic political situation.

Kim Kyung-il, Mayor of Paju City, convened all executives of grade 4 and above at 7 p.m. on the 14th for an emergency countermeasure meeting, urging local government-level measures to stabilize citizens and restore livelihoods quickly to manage the chaotic political situation. Photo by Paju City

After the emergency martial law was declared on the 3rd, Mayor Kim Kyung-il had issued a statement saying, "The illegal and outrageous martial law is null and void. The National Assembly must immediately vote to lift the martial law." Since then, he has urged the impeachment of President Yoon Seok-yeol through participation in rallies and one-person protests in the Paju area and Yeouido.

In particular, on the morning of the 13th, a day before the National Assembly plenary session, he held a one-person protest at Unjeong Station from 7:30 a.m., urging the passage of the impeachment. That same night, at the pro-impeachment rally held at Yadang Station Square, he argued to the citizens with two main reasons why President Yoon Seok-yeol must be impeached.

Mayor Kim stated, "First, since the fact that a localized war provocation was plotted has been revealed in broad daylight, if Yoon Seok-yeol is not impeached, the safety of Paju citizens cannot be protected. Second, at this time when the economy is collapsing and the livelihood economy is more difficult than ever, if Yoon Seok-yeol is not impeached immediately, the lives of citizens on the brink cannot be protected." As the head of the local government and a citizen of the democratic republic, he declared his determination to protect the democratic republic.

On the 14th, Mayor Kim Kyung-il, who participated in the pro-impeachment rally held in Yeouido, returned to his office in Paju City after the impeachment was passed and convened an emergency countermeasure meeting. He said, "Since December 3rd, not only Paju citizens but the entire nation has been trembling with anxiety and daily life has collapsed. Now that the impeachment has been passed, it is time for the local government to take the lead in stabilizing citizens and restoring livelihoods to return 'peaceful daily life' to the citizens." Mayor Kim then ordered all departments to △ devise measures to stabilize the lives of ordinary people △ establish an emergency duty system for public officials △ strictly enforce public service discipline △ steadily carry out urgent tasks △ ensure citizen safety and prevent various incidents and accidents.

Mayor Kim said, "December 14th will be remembered as a historic day when the entire nation united as one to protect the democratic republic," and added, "Now that the impeachment has been passed, the local government will actively work to restore peaceful daily life to all 520,000 citizens of Paju."

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