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On the 4th, a demonstration was held at the Suseong Shooting Range in Pohang, Gyeongsangbuk-do, calling for the closure of the shooting range. [사진 포항시]
The conflict is spreading between the Ministry of Defense and the residents of Pohang, Gyeongsangbuk-do over Apache helicopter shooting training. There is a Suseong shooting range near the town where the residents live, because the Apache helicopter shooting training will take place here soon. Residents protested and said, “I will prepare to die and arrest him,” but the Defense Ministry cannot reduce the disagreement, saying, “We need training.”
Apache helicopter shooting training scheduled for 4 weeks
Danger of being bombarded by noise due to proximity
The third round of meetings against neighbors also failed
According to the Ministry of Defense and the city of Pohang on the 10th, the USFK will conduct a shooting training with Apache helicopters in Suseong-ri Suseong-ri, Janggi-myeon, Nam-gu for four weeks starting on the 16th. Training was scheduled for the 12th of last month, but was delayed by about a month due to protests from residents.
Residents of Janggi-myeon object, saying, “We will train after last February without prior consultation,” saying, “Since the Suseong shooting range is only 1 km from the village, there is a high risk of noise. and explosions. ”
According to the Pohang Suseong Firing Range Countermeasures Committee (hereinafter referred to as the opposition committee) made up of village residents, the Apache helicopter shooting training, which was originally held at Yeongpyeong firing range of the US 8th Army in Pocheon, Gyeonggi province, has been moved suddenly to the Suseong shooting range in Pohang since last February. This is because in Pocheon, two bullets fired by a US Army Apache helicopter in 2017 flew into a village 3 km away, and the US military commander even officially apologized.
However, Janggi-myeon, Pohang is also a place where civil complaints have continued due to noise and vibrations since the establishment of the 10 million square meter Suseong shooting range in 1965. Pohang citizens vigorously protested and said : “When Gyeonggi residents were damaged, the training ground was moved to Pohang without consulting with residents.
The Defense Ministry organized a third meeting with the neighbors on the 4th to persuade the neighbors, but the opposition of the neighbors failed. Park Vice Minister of Defense Jae-min visited Pohang to attend the meeting, but at the entrance to the Suseong shooting range, some 300 residents blocked Vice Minister Park, saying: “Cancel the Army Apache helicopter shooting training from the United States and close the Suseong shooting range. ” In response, Deputy Minister Park said: “The training should be carried out as planned, and instead, we will form a military, public and private advisory body to collect the opinions of residents.” However, residents said, “If I don’t cancel the training, I won’t attend the conference.” After that, when the atmosphere of the place became harsh, like the appearance of a castle among the residents, Vice Minister Park avoided the seat and the meeting did not take place in the end.
This meeting was the third meeting, which was organized by Kim Jong-deok, head of the Education and Training Policy Division of the Ministry of National Defense on the 15th of last month, and Lee Doo-hee, the policy planner of the Ministry of Defense. National Defense, on the 27th of the same month.
The Defense Ministry maintains that Pohang Suseong Range and shooting training are necessary for national security. As for shooting training, he remains in a position to seek topics to discuss, such as the formation of a civil, governmental and military council.
However, the opposition committee said that if the scheduled shooting training with Apache helicopters were carried out, the physical collision would be immortal. The chairman of the opposition committee from Cho Hyun’s side said: “Meanwhile, the Ministry of Defense and the United States Forces in Korea have filed petitions to stop shooting training for Apache helicopters. “I want to do it,” he said, “long-term residents will risk their lives and stop training.” At the same time, he urged “to completely close the Suseong shooting range, making it difficult for residents.”
In response, the City of Pohang requested that the Defense Ministry expand the scope of the investigation into the damage to residents around the Suseong shooting range from Suseong-ri to Jang-myeon to collect complaints from residents.
Reporter Baek Kyungseo [email protected]
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