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For the families of the
Itaewon disaster, today (8th) was a day when the vacancy of their sons and daughters was felt bigger than ever. Bereaved families and NGOs rallied next week to call for a special law ahead of the 200th anniversary of the tragedy, which led to clashes with police.

This is a report by a reporter.

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On the first Mother's Day after the
Itaewon disaster, bereaved families wearing purple scarves gathered in front of the Seoul Plaza incense booth.

[Lee Jung-min/Acting Representative of Itaewon Bereaved Family Council: Today, instead of carnations, we have the stars of the children who went to the sky on our hearts...]

On behalf of the victims, carnations prepared by more than 20 university students were hung on behalf of the bereaved families.

The bereaved families and the Civic Action Committee said that nothing was done to properly investigate the facts and punish those responsible, and decided to take "200 hours of intensive action" by the 16th, the 200th day of the tragedy.

In the afternoon, a rally was held in front of the People's Power Company to call for the opposition to join a special law that sought to establish an independent body, but within five minutes, violent brawls broke out when police blocked the entry of the goods.

[What are you doing! Let go. Why stop me!]

Police said the bereaved families brought in undeclared items such as tents and sleeping bags to stop them from demonstrating homelessness, but the bereaved families criticized the police for using force to prevent the legitimately reported gathering.

The bereaved families plan to continue picketing and candlelight cultural festivals intensively in front of the People's Power Company until the 5th, and to hold a signature drive for citizens in the National Assembly area.

(Video Interview: Shin Dong-hwan and Yoon Hyung, Video Editor: Lee Sung-Sung, VJ: Noh Jae-min)