Ruling Party: “Clear Violation of Armistice Agreement” vs. People Power Party: “Legacy Army”… Ruling and Opposition Parties at Odds over Military Announcement on ‘North Korean Landmines’
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On the 5th, our military confirmed the conclusion that the mine explosion that occurred in the Western Front Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) was due to buried North Korean military mines, and the mines at the accident site were removed. North Korea defines the relationship between North and South Korea as “two hostile countries,” and border fortification work such as laying mines and installing steel fences will begin in April 2024
On the 5th, the ruling and opposition parties showed differing stances regarding the military's announcement concluding that the cause of the landmine explosion in the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) was landmines planted by North Korea. While the Democratic Party of Korea condemned North Korea's violation of the Armistice Agreement and demanded an apology and the removal of landmines, the People Power Party turned its criticism toward the military and…
(Seoul = Yonhap News) Reporter Park Soo-yoon = On the 5th, the People Power Party [stated that] the military regarding the landmine explosion incident that occurred south of the Military Demarcation Line (MDL) in the Western Front Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) last month...
Former National Assembly member Yoo Seong-min, who has extensive legislative experience in the defense sector including serving as chairman of the National Defense Committee, strongly criticized the Joint Chiefs of Staff's announcement of the final investigation results regarding the DMZ landmine explosion on the afternoon of the 5th. He took issue with the fact that, despite the JCS ultimately determining the cause of the accident to be "landm…
On the 5th, the People Power Party criticized the government's response as inadequate regarding the military authorities' final determination that the cause of the landmine explosion accident south of the Military Demarcation Line (MDL) in the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) was a landmine planted by North Korea.
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