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| ▲ Members of the National Assembly’s Legislative and Judicial Committee members Yoo Sang-beom, Jeon Ju-hye, and Cho Su-jin are calling for a national investigation into the large-scale COVID-19 infection at the Eastern Detention Center at the National Assembly Communication Hall on the 3rd. | |
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Members of the National Assembly’s Legislative and Judicial Committee asked for an investigation and hearing on the corona19 group infection in the Eastern Detention Center in Seoul on the 3rd.
They held a press conference at the National Assembly Communication Hall on the afternoon of that day, saying, “The collective infection in Seoul’s eastern detention center is spreading. As of the 3rd, as of the 3rd, 121 additional confirmed cases resulted in the cumulative number of confirmed cases increased to 1079.” He pointed out that the shock and resentment of this situation is even greater in that most of them are undecided, and undecided people are not criminals according to the’presumption of innocence’ principle.”
In particular, “(for the eastern detention center) it should have been a more preemptive and proactive quarantine measure, but Justice Minister Chu Mi-ae, who oversees the correctional administration, focused only on’taking out Yoon Seok-yeol’ and did not properly provide masks to inmates. Even it turned out to be neglected,” he pointed out as the head of this incident.
When Minister Chu apologized for the incident and explained related measures through his Facebook the previous day (2nd), he criticized that “it is only a shortsighted back-up response to North Korea.” In addition, he said, “The job as the general manager of the legal administration was posted on the personal Facebook of’Chumi Ae’ as a business or a disregard for the people who did not properly understand this situation.” ▲ Investigations were conducted without serious crimes. ▲ Overcrowded due to the implementation of the leave of absence system Solutions were suggested as countermeasures.
They also compared the situation with the Sewol ferry disaster in 2014, calling for a state affairs investigation and hearing related to the situation. Previously, former Congressman Yoo Seung-min said on his Facebook page on the 2nd, “There is a serious violation of life and human rights in detention centers and nursing hospitals. The Moon Jae-in administration insisted on quarantining the cohort and neglecting their lives and safety. “Wait in a vest and wait, what’s different from the captain of the Sewol ferry?”
They said, “Some inmates, who are driven to death in danger, reach out through the cracks of iron bars and shake a note that says’Please save’, and the scene reminds me of hundreds of students who died desperately shouting’please save’ during the Sewol ferry disaster 6 years ago. “He said, “This is an obvious human resource brought about by incompetence, indifference, and stage measures, and as it is an underdeveloped country type disaster that has degraded Korea’s nationality, we have to take responsibility seriously.”
He added, “We need to call the National Assembly with Minister Chu, who is in charge of correctional facilities, and quarantine management officials to see where it went wrong,” he said. “As the collective infection situation is currently underway, measures such as overall re-inspection of correctional facilities and improvement of poor hygiene It must be prepared urgently,” he argued.
Democratic Party “Insufficient initial countermeasures, reprimanded heavily, but…”
On the other hand, the Democratic Party of Korea has bowed its head over the corona 19 collective infection in the eastern detention center in Seoul, while dismissing the demands of the people’s power to investigate the state affairs as a’political offensive’.
Spokesman Kang Seon-woo said in a briefing that day, “(related to the collective infection in the eastern detention center in Seoul), we strongly take the public’s reprimand that the initial response was insufficient.” “The government has quarantined measures for correctional facilities nationwide to prevent further spread and recurrence. The entire democratic party will have to look closely and strengthen it. The Democratic Party will also take a closer look at the vulnerable areas of our society that have been revealed by Corona 19, including correctional facilities.”
However, he emphasized, “I will firmly respond to the excessive political offensive of the opposition party misleading public opinion in order to solve the’quarantine failure theory’ puzzle.”
In particular, spokeswoman Kang said, “He repeatedly urged the Prime Minister, the Minister and the ruling party, who have already apologized, to apologize for’doing apocalypse’ and complained that it was an unexplained and deliberate murder, and even compared the president to Captain Sewol. “I can’t find any sincerity in the attitude of the opposition party,” he criticized, saying, “There is no sincerity for the people, only the last words for political conflict remain.”
“The national crisis is not a target of political struggle. Rather, it is an object to overcome together.” “The Democratic Party will not be swept away by the exhausting political struggle. We will strive to find practical alternatives to stop the spread of Corona 19 and put it into practice.” did.