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The ruling and opposition parties continue to clash over the government’s handling of recent landmine explosions in the Demilitarized Zone(DMZ) between the two Koreas, which injured three South Korean soldiers.
Main opposition People Power Party floor leader Jeong Jeom-sig criticized the government on social media on Saturday for not promptly carrying out an onsite investigation, referring to President Lee Jae Myung’s earlier pledge to honor the injured servicemen.
In a separate social media post, PPP Rep. Bae June-young pointed out that Monday’s explosions in the DMZ occurred two days prior to Lee’s address to the UN General Assembly.
Bae questioned whether the administration was concerned that the president’s speech would fall flat in the event North Korea was behind the landmine incident.
Ruling Democratic Party spokesperson Park Sung-joon countered the criticism, stating that the government is doing all it can to prevent another incident in the DMZ.
Park argued that the PPP’s conspiracy theories constitute a grave threat that undermines South Korea’s national security.
On Monday, three South Korean soldiers were injured in suspected landmine explosions on the south side of the Military Demarcation Line within the DMZ, including a reconnaissance battalion commander who suffered an amputated ankle.