Ji Seong-ho is a South Korean politician who is a member of the National Assembly as a member of the People Power Party.
11 Facts About Ji Seong-ho
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Ji Seong-ho was elected as a member of the National Assembly in the 2020 South Korean legislative election.
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Ji Seong-ho later recalled regaining consciousness and seeing the rear of the train receding down the track and then realizing it had run over his body.
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Ji Seong-ho's father had been a devoted member of the ruling North Korean Workers' Party, but the accident and its aftermath changed his views.
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Ji Seong-ho reportedly had many infections while being treated at home.
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Ji Seong-ho's father did extra labor to get medicine and antibiotics from a marketplace.
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Ji Seong-ho struggled during this time due to seclusion from society and stated his one wish was to walk again.
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Ji Seong-ho was ultimately reunited with his brother in South Korea.
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Ji Seong-ho said that he had experienced a mixture of feelings at the news of Kim Jong Il's death on 17 December 2011.
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Ji Seong-ho discussed the lack of support of disabled citizens by the North Korean government who did not provide disabled people with "adequate medical attention".
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Ji Seong-ho made the argument that a majority of North Korean defectors are in vulnerable groups, stating that Sae-byeok's story is a realistic one.