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Editorial
The Final Message
to Park
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W
hen Former President Park Geun-hye returned to her private home
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and for students of Hankuk University of Foreign
after her impeachment, her words on the current situation were
Studies, TheArgus, the oldest English campus
delivered through her former spokesperson. What impressed people
newspaperinKorea,pursuesthehigheststandardof
mostamongherwordswasthefollowing:“Itmaytaketime,butIhavefaiththat
campusjournalismandacademism.
thetruthwillcometolighteventually.”
What kind of truth is she talking about? Does she really hope for the TRUTH
?PresidentandPublisher
Prof.KimIn-chul
torevealitself?Ifso,thenwhydidsherespondtosuspicionsregardingtheSewol
ferrydisasterthewayshedid?
?ExecutiveEditor
Prof.ChoiYo-sop
The ousted president insisted that she had done her duty as president during
?Editor-in-Chief
LeeJae-won(H-3)
the disaster. This is the truth alleged by her. But this truth is nearly impossible
to be called “the truth.” Although the court rejected the notion that Park should
?EditorialConsultant ByeonHee-jin(JLC-3)
be removed for failing to fulfill her obligations when the ferry sank; they also
?AssociateEditor
LeeSei-yon(DEL-2)
pinpointedPark’sseriousmisconductonApril16,2014.
Park’s lawyers said in the impeachment trial that the nation’s impeached leader
?StaffReporter
JeonEu-min(PBS-3)
figuredthesituationhadbeenresolvedafterreceivingincorrectreportssayingall
?GuestReporter
ShimKyu-han(EC-2)
thepassengersoftheferryweresaved,at1:07p.m.and1:13p.m.onthedayofthe
?CopyReaders
disaster. Therefore, Park only realized the gravity of the situation at 3 p.m., they
added.
Prof.BrandonWalcutt
But the court countered this argument, saying, “President Park could have
Prof.MerrileeBrinegar
recognizedtheseriousnessofthesituationby10a.m.atthelatestifshehadtried.”
Prof.MichaelHeinz
Here is a mystery. Before she was notified of the reports in the afternoon, we
donotknowwhyshewasnotawareoftheseverityinthemorningwhenthefirst
reportontheoccurrenceofthedisasterwassenttoher.
The court also did not accept the claim that Park called the chief of Coast
Guard at 10:30 a.m. and gave him necessary instructions including deploying
commandos.“Sincethechiefhadalreadyorderedthedeploymentofcommandos
at9:53a.m.,Parkcouldnothavedirectedthechieftodothesamethingifshehad
reallyspokenwiththechief,”thecourtpointedout.
Here is another mystery. Did she really perform her duty to protect the lives of
citizens?
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Regarding the truth of what she did on the day of the disaster, Park is the one
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who kept the truth from coming to light. The truth that she mentioned must be a
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The Argus wants to say one sentence to Park Geun-hye who talked about the
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truth.Itmaysoundsimilartoherwordsbutactuallyithasacompletelydifferent
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meaning.TheTruthDoesNotSink.
LeeJae-won
Editor-in-Chief

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