Noting that the eruption of pent-up resentment since the ferry Sewol disaster led to the start of ten million people's torchlight actions, the declaration said that the people would impeach Park Geun Hye with their might and probe the truth of the disaster.

It stressed that they would not stop the candlelight actions till the authorities probe the truth of the disaster and would stage actions for just salvage of the ferry Sewol, together with the families of the victims, and rebirth of the Ad Hoc Committee for Probing the Truth behind the Ferry Sewol Disaster and the passage of a special law on probe into the disaster.