After the Itaewon disaster... Fact-finding, what progress has been made

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Then, let's find out how the police investigation into the Itaewon disaster is going, with reporter Park Won-gyeong of the Ministry of Social Affairs.

[Reporter Park Won-kyung: Last week, after the arrest warrant for the field manager, former Yongsan Police Station chief Lee Im-jae, was dismissed, it was clear that the police investigation was disrupted.

However, until today (16th), nearly 10 days later, the Police Special Investigation Headquarters has not been able to find a breakthrough.

Originally, the special edition planned to re-apply for an arrest warrant for the former chief within this week by adding the charge of creating false official documents, but it failed.

The first gateway to the so-called upper-level investigation has not yet been opened.]

[Reporter Park Won-kyung: At the time of the Itaewon disaster, when the transcript of the 112 call was released, public opinion arose over the police response.

However, a paradoxical situation has arisen in which the police, who are the target of truth-finding, investigate themselves due to the adjustment of the investigative authority.

The special edition has been professing that it will conduct an investigation without sanctuary, but the search and seizure of the command department such as the Commissioner of Police was late and the question mark remains on both the will and power of the investigation as it has not been able to break through the first gate.]

[Reporter Park Won-kyung: In fact, it is relatively easy to hold front-line employees responsible for charges such as negligence on the job, and it is a structure that is difficult to prove responsibility as you go higher up.

So, what is required of high-ranking officials is so-called political responsibility.

However, the Prime Minister, the Minister of Public Administration and Security, and members of the ruling party are making inappropriate or inappropriate remarks.

The big opposition party is also not able to demonstrate the political power to tow the government party.

Setting aside political responsibilities, we have no choice but to ask whether we are properly playing our political role of caring for the people's wounds.]