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Today (22nd), the bereaved families who lost their families in the Itaewon disaster held a press conference for the first time.

They called for an official apology from the president and accountability, saying that it was the government's fault for failing to prevent the disaster. 



This is reporter Son Hyung-an.



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The first press conference of the bereaved families, which began with a moment of silence for the victims.



Even before the start, drumming cries erupted here and there.



The father, who calmly read a letter he wrote to his 26-year-old daughter, who is no longer around, barely endures the bursting of tears.



[Victim Lee Sang-eun's father: Cheer up and go well.

Mom and Dad will do their best too.

Thank you so much for being my daughter.

I love you, I love you, I love you.]



Her mother, who lost her twenty-nine son, beats her heart for her sorry for sending her son first.



[Victim Lee Nam-hoon's mother: If I had known I would go away like this, I would have hugged and patted him more when he was next to me, and told me that he loved me every day.] Despite



the sadness, the bereaved family's demands were clear.



It was a sincere apology from President Seok-yeol Yoon and a strict identification of those responsible.



[Father of victim Lee Sang-eun: Where the country was and what it did for the lives and safety of the people, the country now has to answer.]



[Victim Lee Ji-han's mother: (This disaster) is obviously a man-made disaster that occurred because the initial response was not done properly, and it is clear that it was a murder case caused by omission.

I think this is a murder case in which 158 people were buried alive while staring at them.] We



also requested facilities for complete memory and commemoration, and countermeasures against indiscriminate secondary harm.



At the Lawyers for a Democratic Society meeting, which arranged the interview, 38 bereaved families of 158 victims requested legal help.



(Video coverage: Seol Min-hwan, Video editing: Hwang Ji-young)



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