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Despite the bitter cold, a memorial procession continued at the joint memorial altar in Itaewon.
There were also people who came from far and wide.
And there was a warm hot pack next to the portrait.
This is Reporter Eom Min-jae.
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Even in the frigid cold of minus 6 degrees Celsius on the weekend afternoon, visitors continued to visit the incense burner.
Dozens of people waited for their turn wearing fur hats and gloves and holding chrysanthemum flowers.
In the cold snowy weather, hot packs are placed next to the portraits of the victims.
In a heavy atmosphere, mourners paid tribute to the victims by laying flowers and praying.
[Song Hee-kyung/Memorial: A lot of time has passed, but the bereaved families seem to be in so much pain, so I wonder if I can comfort them even a little. I
have come.]
There were also mourners who came a long way.
[Kim Ye-bin/Memorial: (From Daegu) I left at 8 o'clock and came by bus from the morning.
I came with an apologetic heart and hope that you go to a good place.]
While the atmosphere of remembrance heightened with the installation of a civil incense burner on the 14th, the investigation of the person in charge of the police special edition is also speeding up again.
The special version applies charges such as fabricating a report against Lee Im-jae, former chief of the Yongsan Police Station, whose arrest warrant was once dismissed, and requests a warrant again, while arresting Yongsan-gu officials such as Yongsan-gu chief Park Hee-young on charges of negligence in preparing safety accident prevention measures. We plan to file a warrant.
The Democratic Party criticized President Yoon Seok-yeol, who did not attend the 49th memorial service yesterday (16th), saying, "Is it that difficult to pat the bereaved on the shoulder?"
(Video coverage: Yoon Hyung, video editing: Choi Hye-young)