A statue of forced laborers erected in the plaza of Yongsan Station in Seoul. Reporter Hwang Jin-hwan
On the 14th, the Office of the President announced that the bereaved families of 10 of the 15 victims of forced labor during the Japanese colonial period had accepted the government’s ‘third party reimbursement’ solution, saying, “It may not have been an easy decision, but we express our gratitude for trusting the government’s solution.” .
Spokesman Lee Do-woon of the Presidential Office said at a briefing held at the Presidential Office in Yongsan this afternoon, “I am also grateful that the bereaved family did not forget the past and opened their hearts for the future of Korea-Japan relations.”
According to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, 10 of the 15 victims of forced labor whose case was confirmed by the Supreme Court in 2018, the bereaved families of 10 agreed to accept the government’s “third-party reimbursement” solution and receive compensation. interest will be paid.
Spokesman Lee added, “We will continue to communicate with the bereaved families of the three survivors and the two deceased, listen to their words, and deliver the government’s will.”
On the 14th, President Yoon Seok-yeol held a lunchbox luncheon meeting with small and medium-sized businesses. yunhap news
Regarding the fact that President Yoon Seok-yeol’s approval rating for state affairs fell to the 20% level in 5 months, the President’s Office said, “We are always looking at the public sentiment with humility.”
As a result of a survey of 1,02 people aged 18 and older nationwide by Gallup Korea on the 11th and 13th, the positive evaluation of President Yoon’s job performance was 27%, down 4%p from the previous survey. It has been five months since November of last year (29% in the 3rd week) that the positive evaluation was counted in the 20% range. (The margin of error is ±3.1%p at the 95% confidence level. Interview method, response rate was 8.2% (For details, refer to the website of the National Election Survey Deliberation Committee)
However, a key official in the presidential office met with reporters that day and said, “In some cases, public opinion polls are referred to and in other cases not referred to.” There are a lot of cases where I really doubt whether I should trust the investigation.”
He added, “This is because there are so many cases where there are questions about sampling, questionnaire composition, or whether it is a scientific method.”
At the same time, he emphasized again, “I always listen to the public sentiment and always try to accept it humbly.”
On the 14th, Spokesman Lee Do-woon of the Presidential Office is briefing on current issues, including President Yoon Seok-yeol’s remarks at the report meeting on the digital platform government realization plan at the Presidential Office Building in Yongsan, Seoul. yunhap news
Regarding the arrest of the suspect in the leak of confidential documents from the US Department of Defense, the President’s Office said, “There are parts that have been identified a little in relation to the leaker, but the overall reality does not seem to have been identified yet.”
A key official in the presidential office said, “How much information about Korea is there among them, whether the information disclosed in it matches the facts, and among the information related to Korea that has been disclosed, there are some parts that do not match the facts, so we have to keep checking the accuracy. same,” he explained.
The official said, “Korea and the United States are working very hard to accurately grasp the reality. If an accurate explanation is needed from the United States, we will ask for a reasonable explanation.” “The United States politely explained the situation to us. We are doing it, and we are also making related requests.”
Meanwhile, the U.S. Department of Justice announced on the 13th (local time) that it would arrest Private First Class Jack Teixeira (21) of the Air National Guard for leaking classified documents from the Pentagon and plan to prosecute him. The document was leaked online en masse, raising suspicion of wiretapping in all directions in the United States.
