Opposition Urges On-Site Investigation Into 'DMZ Landmine Explosion'… Calling 'Intentional Delay an Act of Treason'

The opposition party has gone on the offensive regarding the recent suspected landmine explosion inside the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ), criticizing the Lee Jae-myung administration for failing to promptly launch an on-site investigation.

People Power Party leader Jang Dong-hyeok posted on Facebook, writing, "President Lee's four-paragraph social media post right after the accident is all there is," and adding, "There is still not a single word regarding the investigation into the landmine provocation accident or the response to North Korea's successive provocations."

He went on to criticize, "With the president acting like this, the military's attitude is even more pathetic."

Jang sarcastically remarked, "(The military) says it will conduct an on-site investigation after the Chuseok holiday, and even refused our military's immediate on-site investigation initiated by the UN Command. Are they trying to give the North Korean military time to destroy evidence?"

He argued, "At the time of the wooden-box landmine provocation in 2015, evidence was collected on the afternoon of the accident, and a joint on-site investigation with the UN Command was conducted right two days after the accident," adding, "If the on-site investigation was intentionally delayed, this is clearly an 'act of treason,' and if it was under the president's orders, there is no clearer grounds for impeachment than this."

Jang emphasized, "The Ministry of National Defense rejected the People Power Party's visit to the provocation site yesterday and said it would visit again on Monday, but is still avoiding an answer," adding, "They are afraid of revealing the truth to the public."

Independent lawmaker Han Dong-hoon also posted consecutive messages on Facebook, announcing a press conference schedule in front of the Ministry of National Defense in Yongsan, saying, "The Lee Jae-myung administration delaying the investigation under the excuse of the Chuseok holiday is giving rainwater a chance to wash away evidence or giving the North Korean military an opportunity to destroy evidence."

Lawmaker Han criticized, "That area is a blind spot for our surveillance equipment, and North Korean soldiers could come down during the holiday and destroy evidence," asking, "If a war breaks out during the holiday, will you take a break and fight later?"

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