Minister of Public Administration and Security Lee Sang-min and Yongsan-gu Mayor Park Hee-young appeared as witnesses at the government investigation hearing on the Itaewon disaster, which extended the deadline for
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Minister Lee once again dismissed the opposition party's demand for resignation by saying that he would do his best in his position.
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Park Hee-young, the mayor of Yongsan-gu, stood on the witness stand under arrest.
On the day of the disaster, at 11:00 p.m., an emergency meeting was held without holding a press release, and the responsibility was placed on the staff.
[Cho Su-jin/Special Committee on State Affairs (People's Power): It says that an emergency meeting was held even though the meeting itself was not held.]
[Park Hee-young/Yongsan-gu Office Chief: Yes, that was a mistake by the working-level staff.]
It is false to say that there was no meeting .
In response to Chairman Sang-ho Woo’s questioning, “How is this a mistake?”
[Park Hee-young/Chief of Yongsan-gu: Oh, that means there was a mistake.]
Unbearable, Chairman Woo exploded.
[Woo Sang-ho/Chairman of the Special Committee on National Affairs (Democratic Party): What kind of mistake was it to say that there was no
meeting
?
, so you're going over again by saying I didn't do it!
In Korea, not all local government heads are like District Mayor Park Hee-young.
There are more people who work hard.
I'm spoiling them.]
Members of the opposition party urged the resignation of Minister of Public Administration and Security Lee Sang-min.
[Cheon Joon-ho/Special Committee Member (Democratic Party): It's the same answer every time.
Once again, is there no room for thinking about resigning?]
Minister Lee repeated the same answer.
[Lee Sang-min/Minister of Public Administration and Security: Anyway, I will replace it with the words that I will do my best in the position given to me.]
When Minister Lee left the hearing room after the suspension, there was a mess.
[Families of victims of the Itaewon disaster: I'll ask you one thing.
You're a person too!]
Minister Lee replied, "I'll try to make a suggestion once" to a question asking about the intention to hold a meeting with President Yoon Seok-yeol and the bereaved families.
(Video coverage: Jo Chun-dong, Yang Doo-won, Lee Chan-soo, video editing: Chae Cheol-ho)