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Criticisms of the Yongsan-gu Office were also voiced at today’s hearing.
Park Hee-young, the arrested district chief, as well as remarks by a deputy mayor who said, “I thought one or two people were going to get hurt,” were also controversial.
Reporter Jo Hee-won reports.
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Yongsan-gu boss Park Hee-young, who attended a hearing while in jail, also drew a line in his call for his resignation.
[용혜인/기본소득당 의원]
“Witness, will you resign feeling responsible for this disaster?”
[박희영/용산구청장]
“The issue of resignation is not at the stage to be decided now.”
The way he spoke was controversial throughout.
[박성민/국민의힘 의원]
“The mayor must be on site. He must inspect and give directions.”
[박성민/국민의힘 의원, 박희영/용산구청장]
“Sorry?”
[박희영 용산구청장]
The deputy district chief’s comment that one or two people were expected to be harmed was also a problem.
[박형수/국민의힘 의원]
“Shouldn’t you have expected people to get hurt as deputy mayor?”
[유승재/용산구청 부구청장]
“I expected.”
[박형수/국민의힘 의원]
“Done?”
[유승재/용산구청 부구청장]
“So I expected one or two people to be injured, but I didn’t expect such a big disaster…”
[박형수/국민의힘 의원]
“What do you mean? Isn’t that a human life or two?”
On the day of the disaster, an employee who was on duty at the Yongsan-gu office wept when it was pointed out that the departmental office’s response was too insufficient.
[조원재/참사 당일 용산구청 당직사령]
“I am very, very, very, very sorry for the children and very sorry for the parents.”
The ruling party also objected to the on-site activities of Democratic Party representative Shin Hyun-young, which caused controversy for “boarding the doctor’s car”.
[김형동/국민의힘 의원, 차명일/국립중앙의료원 응급의료실장]
“Couldn’t Shin Hyun-young be a Demat agent?”
“What you’re wearing is your ID, sort of.”
[조규홍/보건복지부 장관]
“This is inappropriate behavior that doesn’t fit the manual.”
[김교흥/더불어민주당 의원]
“As I wandered around, the disaster text message was sent late, and after the situation occurred, Mayor Se-Hoon Oh told the firefighters, what he said was Halloween, to the point of replying ( I was too indifferent)”
The government and opposition parties approved a bill today in plenary to extend the deadline for parliamentary investigations to the 17th.
However, Representative Kim Ki-hyun, the leader of the People’s Power Party, voted against, saying, “Only political conflict,” and Representative.
This is MBC News Jo Hee-won.
Video Coverage: Seo Doo-beom / Video Editing: Woo Seong-ho
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