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Lee Jae-myung, leader of the Democratic Party of Korea, visited Dangsan-ri Village, Ganghwa-gun, Incheon, a border area, and met with local residents who had suffered noise damage due to North Korea’s broadcast to South Korea. Representative Lee, who directly listened to the broadcast to South Korea, said, “It is a primitive phenomenon of the 21st century,” and added, “Only the vulnerable residents are suffering due to the intensifying confrontation between North and South Korea. Both North Korea and us must stop provoking each other unnecessarily and restore communication channels. “He said.
On the 31st, Representative Lee met with local residents at the Dangsan-ri Village Hall in Songhae-myeon, Ganghwa-gun, Incheon, and said, “It is also important for you to raise your voice and say, ‘I can’t live.’ “As I pledged during the election, I will revise the Basic Civil Defense Act to open up a way to provide some compensation for the damage suffered by North Korea’s attacks,” he promised.
Songhae-myeon Mayor Jong In-seon, who attended the meeting, said, “Since July of this year, birdsong, sirens, and other unpleasant mechanical noises have been heard repeatedly, and the noise intensity has been measured at up to 80 decibels. The noise cycle is irregular and is transmitted 24 hours a day.” “They are complaining of sleep disorders and neurosis, and the damage is especially severe for children and infants. Also, there are serious concerns about falling land prices due to a decrease in tourists and forest fires caused by North Korea’s sewage balloons,” he said.
One resident said to Representative Lee, “Rather than compensation, I don’t know how long we have to listen to this. If we tell Kim Jong-un (North Korea’s State Affairs Commission Chairman) not to do it, he won’t do it. It’s because he provided the cause,” he said. “They can’t distribute leaflets against (North Korea) here.” “If you don’t let them broadcast to North Korea, they won’t do it either,” he said.
In response, Representative Lee said, “Even now, we can stop the sending of leaflets to North Korea. We can stop it, but we don’t stop it. The problem is will,” and added, “I actually prevented it when I was the governor of Gyeonggi Province, and I know that Gyeonggi Governor Kim Dong-yeon is still blocking it even now. “The mayor of Incheon can designate this area as a risk zone, but it would be better to make a formal request to Incheon City. Aren’t you the owners of Ganghwa-gun? The most realistic way is to prevent them from sending leaflets.”
Immediately after the meeting, Representative Lee moved to the area where barbed wire was installed in the village and listened to North Korea’s broadcast to South Korea directly with the residents. Violating the silence of Dangsan-ri Village, the sound of a machine resounding ‘woo-woo’ was transmitted repeatedly. The sound period and volume were irregular, and most of the sounds were low, but there were also high-pitched sounds mixed in.
After listening to the South Korea broadcast for over 10 minutes, Representative Lee criticized the Yoon Seok-yeol government’s change in policy toward North Korea, saying, “If you think about it rationally, (South and North Korea) spend money on each other and use manpower, but it is a sad phenomenon where they are harming each other. How does this help?” urged.
Representative Lee said, “Someone has to stop or try. Isn’t it the simplest attitude to ‘respond unconditionally until the opponent fails’? How nice it would be if politics were this simple. Politics that says if you shoot 10 times, we will shoot 100 times.” “It is important for soldiers, but it is not desirable for politicians,” he said, adding, “The only way to eliminate the source of noise is through the government’s decision to somehow restore communication channels with North Korea.”
Representative Lee, who visited Dangsan-ri Village, plans to visit the 3rd Security Division of the Army’s 17th Division this afternoon to check the security situation.
Ganghwa (Incheon) = Reporter Seungju Lee green@mt.co.kr
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