“I am organizing my program” “I don’t know” … The day of the disaster, the actions of Lee Sang-min “Hamgu”

On the day of the Itaewon disaster, the government was unable to provide a convincing explanation not only for the actions of Interior and Security Minister Lee Sang-min, but also for the reasons for the disclosure.

In a briefing on the 7th, Kim Seong-ho, general coordinator of the Central Disaster Countermeasures and Safety Headquarters 1 and of the Disaster Safety Management Headquarters of the Ministry of Public Administration and Security, asked why, unlike Commissioner Yoon Hee-geun, former Yongsan Lee Im-jae Police Chief and Yongsan-gu Commissioner Park Hee-young, only Minister Lee’s time and location were not disclosed: “Sometimes the schedule was revealed. There are some things that need to be resolved in relation to the program, so I’ll tell them separately. ”

Hwang Chang-seon, a security situation officer at the National Police Agency, who was present at the briefing that day, was asked if it was necessary to disclose whether the Ministry of Public Administration and Security was included in the scope of the investigation. as it was a matter of great public concern, it was handled and this time a spokesperson from the Special Department also assigned an appointment for the staff, “he said. In the future, I think the special edition of the National Police Agency (will announce) this content through the media more often than now. ”

During a briefing, police officer Hwang said: “I do not think I am able to give an accurate answer when the police have been repeatedly asked to disclose the extent of the investigation into the arrest of six people, including the Mayor of Yongsan-gu, charged with manslaughter. I don’t know the details, “he repeated.

It was 10:48 pm on the 29th of last month when the Ministry of Public Administration and Security learned of the Itaewon disaster through the Central Disaster and Safety Situation Room, the national control tower for disaster safety. It’s been 33 minutes since the disaster.

For Minister Lee, it is 11:20 pm, 32 minutes later. Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency commissioner Kim Kwang-ho, who is in charge of public safety, recognized him at 11:36 pm and commissioner Yoon Hee-geun at 0:14 am the next day, the 30th. It is later. by President Yoon Seok-yeol (11:01 pm).

On the day of the disaster, Commissioner Yoon realized the incident belatedly after climbing Mount Woraksan with his acquaintances in Jecheon, Northern Chungcheong Province, and fell asleep at the camp, finding that he was able to chair the meeting.

On the other hand, Minister Lee’s time and location before receiving the first report were not disclosed.

Asked if Minister Lee plans to attend as a main script briefing in the future, Director Kim said, “I have continuously held briefings as head of the Disaster Management and Security Headquarters of the Ministry of Public Administration and Security. There was nothing the minister had said otherwise, “he said.

Previously, the government handled a major script led by Prime Minister Han Deok-soo and held the first briefing at noon (12 noon) on the 30th of last month. At the time, Prime Minister Han appeared as an informant, and Minister Lee, the Director of the Office of Government Policy Coordination of the Visit Office Kyu Gyu and the Minister of Health and Welfare Jo Kyu-hong were present. At this meeting, Minister Lee made a remark on the matter, saying: “It was not a problem that could be solved by sending the police and firefighters in advance.”

Afterwards, director Kim appeared as an informant for two days in a row, but was criticized for saying “Should I answer all the questions?” and on November 2, Park Jong-hyun was changed to the Social Disaster Response Policy Officer of the Ministry of Public Administration and Security. On the 3rd, the general manager Kim, and on the 4th, the manager Bang found themselves in front of the press respectively as briefer.

Regarding the use of the term ‘disaster’ by government officials, contrary to the original internal guidelines, Director Kim said: “I started using the term ‘accident’ at the beginning because I thought it was necessary to use a term unified across agencies because various circumstances have not been resolved. “We are using a number of different expressions now and will be examining extensively whether we should use a common term or whether it is better to allow other expressions to be used freely as is.”

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