10 years ago today, the Sewol, carrying more than 300 high school students and a total of 476 passengers, sank for some reason, and 304 people lost their lives at the bottom of the ocean. However, 10 years later, the grieving family members No apology has been received yet. We failed to even glimpse the sad truth, but similar tragedies continued to happen.

“Tomorrow marks the 10th anniversary of the Sewol Ferry tragedy. On April 16, 2014, I watched the process of 304 people being buried underwater via live TV, and I was deeply shocked.” Tragedy 10th Anniversary Commemoration Committee Park Seung-yeol said at the press conference on the 15th that the past is still fresh in his mind, “The false news spread by the state and public opinion has put the victims into more pain. We have not ” Forgotten the mistakes made by the state.”

He complained that the victims and their families had to endure 10 years of suffering from a state that wanted to conceal the truth.domestic violenceThey just want the government to admit its mistakes, formally apologize and strive for a safe society where the lives of all citizens are respected, but they have not been able to do so so far.

4.16 Joint Standing Executive Committee Chairman Lee Tae-ho noted that after the Sewol ferry, the government did not learn lessons and did not build a safe society, instead, the government of Yun Seok-hee, who was similar to former President Park The conservative party, which belongs to Sewol Ferry, who was impeached and resigned, came to power, initially killing and injuring hundreds of people.itaewonThere are also concerns about the delay in rescue in the stampede incident, “but to cover up the truth, the government is planning to destroy Itaewon just as it tried to destroy Sewol in the past.”

After hundreds of lives were lost, grieving family members not only fought for the truth and apologized for the deceased family members, but also actively extended a helping hand at various accident sites. After the Itaewon tragedy, the 4.16 Alliance also took the initiative to provide support to the families of the Itaewon victims who were confused and lost, Lee Tae-ho said, “It is impossible for us not to cooperate with each other. ” The hope is to create a better and safer society, “If people don’t stand together, the world won’t change.”

“Our sister-in-law is my third daughter and the youngest in the family. She is a good and obedient child.” , candidly said that she has observed over the past 10 years that when other daughters of the same age reach adulthood and realize their dreams, they will feel envy and jealousy “in addition to how she looked in the past, , I often can’t help but imagine what she would be like if she were still alive.”

Kim Jong-ki turned his grief and anger into strength, even though only one-fifth of the surviving family members were still participating in the group’s activities, he still wanted to seek the truth and apology for what his daughter had done. Was entitled. “Although 6.5 million people signed a petition in 2014 calling for the establishment of an investigative committee, it was quickly disbanded due to regime repression and obstruction.” Those suspected of negligence in safety management were still involved in the incident, only representatives of the shipping company were sentenced to life imprisonment, while almost all other officials were acquitted or had already died. Was.

South KoreaConstruction of the life safety park proposed by the government to commemorate the Sewol ferry tragedy has not started to date. The Itaewon tragedy also faced a special bill after the conservative government returned to power 10 years later, and President Yoon Seok It was stopped. -You. Regarding the status of veto power, Kim Jong-ki said, “The Yoon Seok-yu administration is repeating the mistakes of the Park Geun-hye administration.”

Ten years have passed since the Sewol incident, but it still hasn’t passed. Various memorial ceremonies are still held in South Korea today to commemorate those lost that year and to make clear to the government that “we have not yet forgotten”.

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