The editorial underlined the urgent need to disclose the truth behind the disaster and prevent its recurrence.

However, as far as the members of the ad hoc committee for probing truth behind the disaster recommended by the "Saenuri Party" are concerned, they are all politicians strong in their "pro-Park Geun Hye" colors, those who had censured the bereaved families' efforts for probing the truth, personages extremely inclined to conservatives and those who were once active during the past dictatorial regime, the editorial charged.

If the committee wavers and fails to properly probe the truth due to those without qualifications, the regime and the "Saenuri party" will be held wholly accountable for the tragedy, the editorial warned.