South Korean President Yoon Seok-hyue was criticized for exercising veto power over the "Itaewon Special Law"

　　China News Service, January 31. According to South Korea's "Dong-A Ilbo" report, on the 30th local time, South Korean President Yin Xiyue exercised the power of reconsideration (veto) on the "Itaewon Special Law" passed under the leadership of the opposition party, asking the National Assembly to The case was re-discussed. According to reports, this is the fifth time Yin Xiyue has exercised his veto power since taking office in May 2022, and it is also the ninth bill to be vetoed. The family members of the Itaewon tragedy said, "The government used the most humiliating method to ignore the requests of the survivors."

　　According to reports, the Office of the President of South Korea announced on the afternoon of the 30th that in the morning of the same day, the request for reconsideration of the "Itaewon Special Law" was voted on at the regular state meeting chaired by South Korean Prime Minister Han Deok-soo, and Yin Xiyue subsequently approved the request.

Data map: South Korean President Yoon Seok-yue.

　　The South Korean State Council pointed out that the business scope and authority of the special investigation committee on the case are too large and may be unconstitutional. The formation process of the special investigative committee did not guarantee impartiality and neutrality, and the huge budget required are all reasons for asking Congress to reconsider the bill.

　　In response, the Itaewon Massacre Families Council and the Citizen Countermeasures Council held a press conference on the 30th and criticized, "President Yoon Seok-hyue, government officials, and members of the National Power Party committed a crime that will go down in history with their irresponsible and stupid decisions. "

　　According to other reports, Lee Jae-myung, leader of the largest opposition Democratic Party, also criticized on social media, saying that the government’s move is tantamount to officially announcing that “South Korea is an irresponsible country and a society that seeks its own blessings” and ignores Itaewon. The families of the victims and public opinion. Lee Jae-myung expressed the determination of the Democratic Party to find out the truth of the incident and hold the government accountable.

　　The "Itaewon Special Law" was passed at the plenary session of the National Assembly on January 9 under the leadership of the Common Democratic Party and other opposition parties, and was later handed over to the government on January 19. Since Yin Xiyue exercised his veto power, the government will send the bill back to the National Assembly for reconsideration.

　　According to previous reports, on the evening of October 29, 2022, a stampede occurred in Itaewon, Seoul, South Korea. A total of 159 people were killed and nearly 200 injured in the accident.

　　South Korean media said that the scale of casualties in this accident was the largest stampede accident in South Korea. It was also the accident with the largest number of casualties in South Korea after the "Sewol" shipwreck in 2014 that killed 304 people. On January 19, 2024 local time, Kim Kwang-ho, the Chief of Police in Seoul, South Korea, was charged with duty-related manslaughter and was accused of being related to the 2022 stampede in Itaewon, South Korea.