In the Cultural Olympics, Lee Sang-min “zero deaths” and Han Deok-soo “troops” control of freedom of expression, approach to ‘concentration camps’
At the Saemangeum Jamboree, the World Cultural Olympics, Minister of Public Administration and Security Lee Sang-min ordered 'a goal of zero deaths in severely ill patients', and Prime Minister Han Deok-soo ordered an urgent order to 'inject military surgeons and engineers' and applied emergency measures by controlling 'freedom of expression' to participants. .
The Jamboree Organizing Committee controlled the freedom of expression for participants who voluntarily participated by paying a fee on the 3rd.
On this day, the Organizing Committee notified the reporters that 'individual meetings between participants and reporters are prohibited', and in the 'support for coverage' notice, it was stated that 'one-on-one meetings between reporters and participants are not possible due to Jamboree policy', and as a detailed provision, 'two adults during contact' persons attending'.
This coverage regulation is a compulsory regulation for actual bureaucrats and supervising managers, as all ‘adults’ in the Jamboree venue are event managers.
Minister Lee, co-chairman of the Jamboree, said on the day, “We must thoroughly prepare for various situations with the goal of not causing a single serious illness or death.” Disaster Response'.
Prime Minister Han Deok-soo called Gender Equality and Family Minister Kim Hyun-sook, who was co-chairman, on the same day and asked them to keep the site until the end of the event, and asked the Ministry of National Defense to “mobilize the mobilization system” of “supporting the engineering corps for repair and expansion of convenience facilities” and “dispatching military surgeons to respond to emergencies.” responded with
From the first day, Minister Kim had an office in the Global Leaders Center, the only fully air-conditioned facility among the venues.
This is the way to manage the gap between the manager and the 'prisoner camp' in the camp.
Minister Kim Hyun-sook, Minister Lee Sang-min, and Minister of Culture and Sports Park Bo-gyun are co-chairs of the Jamboree, and President Yoon Seok-yeol, as honorary president of the Korea Scout Federation, attended the opening ceremony with First Lady Kim Gun-hee the previous day, and the organizers instructed the participants to “stand up at the entrance.”
The Saemangeum Jamboree is a global youth cultural exchange festival held every four years by the World Scout Federation and is called the Cultural Olympics.
Britain's Reuters said, "According to official data, some areas in Korea are roasting at temperatures above 38 degrees Celsius (100.4 degrees Fahrenheit) this week, and at least 16 people have died from the heat." , shuttle bus, and air conditioning were ordered to stand by, his office said,” reported on the 3rd.
The British Guardian reported on the opening ceremony of the Jamboree, "The number of British scouts is expected to be the largest at 4,500. The Foreign Office is monitoring this situation." Reported.
A British Foreign Ministry spokesperson said on the same day, “We are continuing to monitor the situation at the Saemangeum Jamboree. In compliance with standard practice for large-scale events, consular staff at the embassy are present on site according to advance planning,” he said.
Minister Lee, the chairman of the Jamboree, is the head of the Central Disaster Response Headquarters under the Disaster and Safety Act and did not attend the opening ceremony.
The organizing committee's publicity booklet distributed during the giant slalom stated that the delta area was 'voluntarily covered on foot without accompanying IST officials'.
The theme of the Delta Zone of the Jamboree is ‘free expression’, a space where scout leaders and youths from around the world meet, exchange cultures and communicate.
About 700 American scouts did not enlist in Saemangeum, but on the 1st they chose accommodations at the USFK base in Pyeongtaek, and were virtually refused enlistment.
In a statement on the 3rd, the US Embassy in Korea said, "Immediately after recognizing concerns regarding the venue and provision of appropriate services, the Embassy is working to ensure the safety of the US Scout delegation by coordinating with the Boy Scouts of America leadership and US Forces Korea. “Not only now that the US is actually participating in the Jamboree, but we have been communicating with the Jamboree Organizing Committee officials for the past several months.”
From the 1st, USFK provided temporary lodgings and combat rations to Camp Humphreys in Pyeongtaek to the American scouts participating in the Jamboree.
About 43,000 people from all over the world attended the Jamboree, and the number of hospital visitors on the first two days was 992, over 2%.
The organizing committee initially prepared 50 hospital beds.
Choi Chang-haeng, Secretary General of the Jamboree Organizing Committee, said about the refusal of the request to stop the event due to the emergency rescue of the fire brigade, “We received a request to stop the event from the fire department, but the event continued because a sudden stop and an evacuation order could cause a bigger accident. At the time, there was no major problem in transporting patients by the fire department, so the decision was made at the organizing committee level,” and emergency rescue was excluded from operation.
Lou Paulsen, chairman of the Boy Scouts of America, told Yonhap News Agency on the 3rd, "The Jamboree Organizing Committee requested that we delay our arrival for one day in order to better prepare the campground." I did it because I was able to stay and leave."
On the 4th, President Yoon Seok-yeol ordered an unlimited supply of air-conditioned large buses and refrigerated and frozen trucks capable of supplying cold bottled water.
President Yoon continued, "Immediately improve the quality and quantity of meals supplied to students, and all government ministries must immediately resolve problems at the site with all their might," and the Cabinet meeting decided to invest 6 billion won in reserve.
As a countermeasure on this day, the power of the people ▲explained government measures to diplomatic missions and foreign media ▲actively responded to the resolution of concerns about foreign governments and parents of participants, and announced’strengthening government publicity to foreign media’.