“During the last government, our military killed North Korean civilians.”

Dong-geun Shin, member of the Democratic Party. News 1

Regarding the case of an official who died after being attacked by North Korean forces on the 29th, Shin Dong-geun, a member of the Democratic Party, argued that “North Korea is a serious crime against the state” and “if it is actively prevented Even if it is committed, he will be killed. ”

Representative Shin said on Facebook that day: “In September 2013, during the Park Geun-hye administration, there was a case where a civilian in his 40s was killed by our military while trying to escape to North Korea.” “Nothing is widely known international common sense.”

He added: “It is extremely irresponsible to insist that a trap should have been dispatched or that a combatant should have been dispatched,” he said.

“It is a shame to say that these comments came from within the conservative opposition that places more importance on security,” he said. “It’s not about safety, it’s like letting go.”

Representative Shin said, “There was a controversy over whether a public official who was attacked escaped North Korea with the intention of returning from the coastal border today, and it was officially announced. It was decided that it was North Korea and it was announced, so we must end the controversy. ”

Furthermore, he said, “The people power deliberately compares this incident to the Sewol ferry and accuses it of what the president did. This is a grave act of contempt against the victims of the Sewol ferry and their grieving relatives, and is fundamentally impossible to compare. ” He criticized: “It is a feeling of being forced to participate in a political offensive in this way.”

Representative Shin said, “The power of the people is to add a voice to the government’s request to organize a joint inter-Korean investigation team on this incident of North Korean victims,” ​​the representative said. “Strength and wisdom to prepare measures to prevent recurrence and establish permanent peace. He also added” Meet. “He said:” I urge the power of the people to deal with this case responsibly. ”

Dong-geun Shin, a member of the Democratic Party, posted on his Facebook page on the 29th. [사진 페이스북 캡처]

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