2024-03-14 06:57:00
Reserve Sergeant Ha Jae-heon, who lost both legs in a wooden box mine explosion in the DMZ, is entering the Presidential Office Building in Yongsan, Seoul on the morning of the 9th to attend the ‘Communication Table Inviting Patriotic Heroes’ event. (Presidential Office Photojournalist Group) 2022.06.09.
“No person in their right mind would say something like that.”
Reserve sergeant Ha Jae-heon (30), who lost both legs when a North Korean military wooden box mine exploded during a search operation in the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) in 2015, said in a phone call with the Dong-A Ilbo on the 14th that he was using the ‘crutches’ of former lawmaker Jeong Bong-ju, who was nominated for Seoul Gangbuk by the Democratic Party of Korea. Regarding the ‘giveaway’ remark, he said this: Reserve Sergeant Ha pointed out, “I have absolutely no intention of accepting (Candidate Chung’s) apology,” and added, “He shouldn’t have said that in the first place.” At the same time, he said, “I have no intention of meeting even if Candidate Chung comes to visit,” and “I will apologize, take a picture, and move on, but I will not be taken advantage of.” At that time, in a wooden ship mine accident, reserve sergeant Ha suffered serious injuries with both legs severed, and Army sergeant Kim Jeong-won (Jin) suffered serious injuries with his right ankle amputated.
Jeong Bong-ju, candidate for Gangbuk, Seoul, Democratic Party of Korea. 2023.1.31. News 1
Reserve Sergeant Ha revealed that he had not received any apology from Candidate Chung. They also strongly criticized Candidate Chung for posting an apology on Facebook on the 13th and 14th. He said, “What are you going to do by posting an apology on social media? “In the end, isn’t he trying to show his supporters, ‘I apologized?’” he asked. Regarding Candidate Chung’s statement that he tried to apologize to the two people when controversy arose right following he made the controversial statement on a podcast broadcast in July 2017, but might not find contact information, he said, “At the time of 2017, both of us were active-duty, and we had not been able to find contact information since the incident occurred. Soon, if you just searched his name on the Internet, you might find out where he was working. But why can’t you apologize? “They didn’t even make the slightest effort to contact us,” he pointed out. He then added, “It’s ridiculous as an excuse to cover up the situation.” At the same time, “Candidate Chung apologized at the time, and former lawmaker Lee Jong-myeong also knew our contact information. “But why didn’t you ask?” he said. “It means that Candidate Chung did not make any effort to apologize.” Reserve Sergeant Ha said he also had a conversation with Sergeant Kim the previous day (13th) via message. He said, “We asked each other if they had ever received an apology at the time and confirmed that they had not,” and “Candidate Chung said he had apologized, but no one actually received it, so we were both embarrassed.”
After being discharged from the military in 2019, Reserve Sergeant Ha is currently active as an athlete in the Seoul Housing Corporation (SH Corporation) disabled rowing team. He said, “I am undergoing training in Jeju Island, but my mind is complicated.” He added, “It seems like the trauma caused by the malicious comments on the Internet at the time of the incident is reliving.” In response to Lee Jae-myeong, leader of the Democratic Party of Korea, who said on the 13th, “Please understand that a lot of time has passed,” regarding the controversy over Candidate Chung’s remarks, he asked, “Do mistakes disappear as time passes? “What is wrong must be said to be wrong,” he said. “I want you to think regarding how the people involved in the incident and their families feel.”
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