Won Hee-ryong: "Kim Jong-un, publicly apologize directly... Punish all responsible parties"

"North Korea, Whatever Excuses They Make... The Core Issue Is Shooting and Burning Civilians"

Jeon Hee-ryong, Governor of Jeju Province, is speaking at the breakfast meeting of the People's Power party-affiliated provincial governors held at the National Assembly on the 25th. Photo by Yoon Dong-joo doso7@

[Asia Economy Reporter Lim Chun-han] On the 25th, Jeju Governor Won Hee-ryong commented on North Korea's shooting incident involving a missing public official from Yeonpyeong Island, saying, "Does Kim Jong-un, Chairman of the State Affairs Commission of North Korea, truly believe that something that should never have happened has happened?" He added, "If so, first and foremost, publicly apologize directly to the victim, the bereaved families, and the people of the Republic of Korea."

On the same day, Governor Won stated on Facebook, "I read the notification from North Korea sent to the Blue House," and said, "No matter what excuses are made, the essence of the tragedy is that an unarmed civilian floating on the sea was neither rescued nor spared but was shot and burned."

Governor Won demanded, "Punish all those responsible in the chain of command," and said, "If only the floating debris was burned, then locate and hand over the bodies within North Korean territorial waters."

He also said, "Publicly promise that such atrocities will never happen again, and provide compensation for the damages."