As public opinion worsens, ‘showing behind the scenes’… There must be a joint hearing at the National Assembly and a government investigation.

The People Power Party fired crossfire, saying that the Lee Jae-myung government is allowing evidence that North Korea was responsible for the recent mine explosion that occurred in the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) to disappear.

Representative Jang Dong-hyuk held a press conference at the National Assembly on the 27th and pointed out, "It is very likely that this landmine explosion is due to the wooden box landmines that the North Korean military recently laid across the Military Demarcation Line (MDL). If so, it is a clear act of aggression." He added, "Nevertheless, it is said that the military began preparatory work, not a full-scale investigation, until five days after the accident occurred."

Representative Jang raised his voice, saying, "If President Lee Jae-myung intentionally delayed the on-site investigation, this is a clear act of betrayal. It is a 'foreign exchange crime' that falls outside the president's right to impeach," and raised his voice, "It is a crime that deserves immediate arrest and trial, as well as impeachment."

The People Power Party also reacted unanimously to the fact that Rep. Kim Byeong-ju of the Democratic Party of Korea, a former four-star general and secretary of the ruling party on the National Defense Committee of the National Assembly, held a press conference the previous day and refuted the opposition party's concerns that evidence may be lost when it rains, saying, "The claim that 'evidence is washed away' is not science, but superstition."

Five-term lawmaker Sang-Hyun Yoon said on Facebook, "How can the concern that on-site evidence may be damaged or lost due to rain be a superstition?" and urged, "It must be revealed through objective data and investigation results why an on-site investigation was not conducted immediately after the accident, what kind of discussions took place between the UNC and our military, and whether there were any problems with the preservation of on-site evidence during the process."

Rep. Seong Il-jong, who served as chairman of the National Defense Committee in the first half of the 22nd National Assembly, also criticized on social media, "Are you sure this is a general who fought in the field? I have never seen a general who disregards field evidence. Something completely incomprehensible has happened in the DMZ, but no matter how much the ruling party is like a honeyed mute, they are 'shut their mouths' and are only focused on defending the regime."

5-term lawmaker Na Kyung-won also said in a social media post, "The landmine explosion disaster continues to be discussed and discussed, but now that public opinion has become negative, they are turning around and showing off. And that was only after heavy rain fell and 6 days after the landmine explosion damage," and argued, "A joint hearing on foreign affairs and security at the National Assembly and a joint hearing on foreign affairs and unification, defense, and intelligence committees should be held immediately. Depending on the results, we should move forward with a government investigation."

Independent lawmaker Han Dong-hoon wrote on Facebook, "If the UN refuses to immediately investigate, deliberately taking time, having the evidence washed away by the predicted heavy rain, and then saying, 'It is unclear whether it is a North Korean landmine,' Lee Jae-myung's regime will be ruined. It must be ruined."

Representative Han has been holding a one-man protest in front of the Yongsan Ministry of National Defense building since the 24th, holding a sign saying "Do not wait for evidence to be lost, investigate immediately." People Power Party lawmakers Park Jeong-ha, Yoo Yong-won, and Han Ji-ah also participated in the protest the previous day.