Jeong Jeom-sik: "Landmine Explosion Is North Korea's Clear Military Provocation... Must Face Security Reality"

People Power Party Floor Leader Jeong Jeom-sik today (October 9) brought up North Korea's bomb attack that took place at the Aung San Mausoleum in Yangon, Myanmar, on October 9, 1983, stating, "North Korea's terrorism and provocations are not past history, but ongoing."

In a Facebook post, Floor Leader Jeong said, "Forty-three years ago today, due to the bomb attack carried out by North Korea at the Aung San Mausoleum in Burma (now Myanmar), 17 South Korean government leaders, aides, and journalists—including Deputy Prime Minister Suh Suk-joon, Foreign Minister Lee Bum-suk, and Senior Presidential Secretary for Economic Affairs Kim Jae-ik—died for their country, and dozens were injured."

He continued, "This was a brutal assassination and terrorist attack by North Korea targeting the President of the Republic of Korea, and a national tragedy in which key aides leading the nation's future were sacrificed in an instant."

Floor Leader Jeong criticized, "On September 21, landmines laid by North Korean troops across the Military Demarcation Line exploded in the Western Front's Demilitarized Zone (DMZ), severely injuring our service members. This is North Korea's clear military provocation and a violation of the armistice agreement that can never be taken lightly," adding, "North Korea once again denies responsibility and is instead insisting that it was a 'farce staged by Seoul.'"

He pointed out, "Far from apologizing even in the face of clear evidence, their brazen attitude shifting the blame reveals the shameless true colors of the North Korean regime," adding, "Their shameless behavior of repeating provocations, evading responsibility, turning away from the truth, and trying to cover it up with false propaganda has not changed at all, whether 43 years ago or now."

He emphasized, "We must face this security reality squarely," stating, "North Korea's provocations are not a record of the past but a threat of today, and the freedom and peace of the Republic of Korea are by no means protected on their own."

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