Opposition Launches Full Offensive Over DMZ Landmine Incident... Party Leadership Visits Baengnyeong Island

Diplomatic and Security Issues Highlighted on the Western Front Line
National Defense Committee Focuses on Uncovering the Truth of the Landmine Incident

The People Power Party visited the front lines in the West Sea as the party intensified its offensive against the government and the ruling party over the landmine explosion incident in the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ). The relevant standing committee of the National Assembly has decided to focus on uncovering the facts of the situation.

Jang Donghyuk, leader of the People Power Party, is delivering opening remarks at the Supreme Council meeting held at the National Assembly on the 28th.

On the morning of the 29th, Jang Donghyuk, leader of the People Power Party, along with party leadership and members of the National Defense Committee, visited Baengnyeong Island in Incheon to pay their respects at the memorial for the 46 sailors of the ROKS Cheonan. In the afternoon, they planned to visit the 6th Marine Brigade and the artillery battalion to receive briefings on the current situation of the units. As an aircraft, presumed to be North Korean, was recently detected in the airspace nearby, the visit was also aimed at urging vigilance. Ongoing diplomatic and security issues, such as the DMZ incident and the repatriation of North Korean prisoners of war, further underscored the significance of an on-site visit.

The People Power Party also announced that in the National Defense Committee's plenary session scheduled for that afternoon, it would focus on uncovering the truth of the DMZ incident by conducting inquiries into the possibility of North Korean involvement, as well as the reporting and instruction process involving the presidential office. Assemblyman Yoo Yongwon, a member of the National Defense Committee, stated at the party's policy meeting that day, "The committee will rigorously scrutinize the cause of the incident and the reasons for the delayed investigation. The government must lodge a strong protest with North Korea and demand an official apology and responsible measures to prevent a recurrence."

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