Haenam·Wando Disabled Persons Organizations Declare Support for Candidate Park Ji-won

"Expected to Play a Major Role in Improving Treatment and Protecting Rights of Over 7,000 Disabled Members"

Jeonnam Jiche Janghaein Association Haenam Branch and Wando County Disabled Persons Federation Participation

The Jeonnam Branch of the Korea Disabled Persons Association, Haenam Branch, the Wando County Disabled Persons Federation, and other local disability organizations and members declared their support for former National Intelligence Service Director Park Ji-won on the 23rd.

At the support declaration held at the Haenam County Disabled Welfare Center Multipurpose Gymnasium, attendees from Haenam, Wando, and Jindo emphasized, “Former NIS Director Park Ji-won has taken the lead in improving the treatment and protecting the rights of disabled people,” and “He must be elected as a member of the National Assembly representing the region in the April general election.”

The declaration was made despite the heavy snow warning issued for Haenam and Wando areas that day, and broad discussions on improving mobility rights for the disabled were also held at the venue.

Members of local disability organizations, including the Jeonnam Association of the Physically Disabled Haenam Branch and the Wando County Federation of the Disabled, declared their support for preliminary candidate Park Ji-won on the 23rd.
[Photo by Park Ji-won Preliminary Candidate Office]

Lee Jae-ok, President of the Jeonnam Branch of the Korea Disabled Persons Association Haenam County Branch, stated, “Former NIS Director Park Ji-won is a politician who has taken the lead through legislative activities to create a Korea that understands the inconveniences of disabled people and is free from prejudice,” emphasizing that “he is a candidate who will play a significant role in improving the treatment, protecting the rights, and changing social perceptions of disabled people.”

Additionally, Cha Uk, President of the Wando County Disabled Persons Federation, said, “Wando, Haenam, and Jindo are regions facing low development, low birth rates, super-aging, and the risk of local extinction, so the regional economy and culture must develop together for opportunities for disabled people to increase,” adding, “The right person for this is candidate Park Ji-won.”

Attendees requested through a performance holding hand placards expressing their hopes and necessary disability policies for former NIS Director Park Ji-won, asking for “24-hour guarantee of mobility rights for the disabled” and “a world without prejudice and discrimination.”

Candidate Park Ji-won said, “I am touched by the sincerity of disabled people who braved the heavy snow to support me,” and added, “In an era of low birth rates and super-aging, consideration for socially vulnerable groups must increase.”

He also emphasized his determination, saying, “I will strive to ensure that the voices of local disabled people are reflected in the Democratic Party’s pledges,” and “I will continue to walk together to create a world without prejudice and discrimination against disabled people.”

Meanwhile, Kim Min-jae, President of the Jindo Branch of the Korea Disabled Persons Association, participated in the declaration in a personal capacity.

Jindo = Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters, Reporter Oh Seung-geun just8440@asiae.co.kr