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Today (21st), the Special Committee for Government Investigation into the Itaewon Disaster conducted its first on-site investigation.

On the day of the accident, there were urgent reports asking for help, but the authorities continued to criticize why they couldn't respond properly, and the police only repeated their apologies.



Today's first news, reporter Sohmwon-wook, will deliver.



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Members of the Special Committee on Government Investigation started their first schedule with condolences at the joint incense burner in the snow.



As we approached the scene of the disaster, the atmosphere became heavy.



[Woo Sang-ho/Chief of the Special Committee on State Affairs (Democratic Party of Korea): We will also strive to improve the system to create a safe Republic of Korea so that such an accident does not happen again.]



In the subsequent on-site investigation of the Itaewon police box, questions were raised about why the police force was insufficient on the day of the disaster. .



[Cho Soo-jin/National Tide Special Committee Member (People's Power): (At Yongsan-gu Office) I hope the troops increase a little.

There was no opinion like this?]



[Jung Hyun-wook/Yongsan Police Station 112 Operations Support Team Leader: There was none.

For reference, in the case of last year, when a meeting was held at the Yongsan-gu Office, the Yongsan-gu Office requested a police riot police



. I inquired why.



[Kim Gwang-ho/Seoul Police Agency Chief: I know that the situation team leader has not been reported, so I have not been reported at all until I get off work.]



Criticism for failing to prevent the disaster with easy judgment continued,



[Lee Hae-shik/Special Committee Member for State Affairs (Democratic Party of Korea): There have been repeated reports of such urgency that people are likely to be crushed.

Why isn't that a serious report?]



[Lee Man-hee/Special Commissioner for State Affairs (Secretary of People's Power): If you had been given code zero, you should have held a public hearing, reported all the situation managers, and sent the necessary dispatch elements!]



The police apologized repeated.



[Park Gyu-seok/Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency 112 Police General Situation Chief: I should have looked and checked a little more closely, but I am sorry and sorry for not being able to (I will tell you.)] Despite scolding and interrogation



, the members checked the situation on the day of the disaster. While concentrating on doing so, there were no new facts revealed by the special committee.



The special committee will conduct a second on-site investigation the day after tomorrow against the Yongsan-gu Office and the Ministry of Public Administration and Security.



(Video coverage: Jo Chun-dong · Kim Nam-seong, video editing: Choi Hye-young)



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