Jin Joong-kwon: "Jung Bong-ju Should Never Enter Politics... He Underestimates the People"

Jin Joong-kwon, former professor at Dongyang University / Photo by Yonhap News

[Asia Economy Reporter Kim Ga-yeon] Former Dongyang University professor Jin Joong-kwon recently criticized former lawmaker Jeong Bong-ju, who announced his intention to run for the Gangseo-gap district in Seoul after rejoining the Democratic Party of Korea, saying, "People who mock the public and dare to deceive them should never be allowed to engage in politics."

On the 17th, Jin posted on his Facebook, stating, "From the perspective of public standards and principles, someone like Jeong Bong-ju should never be involved in politics."

He said, "In 2012, the Democratic Party ruined the election due to the backlash from Kim Yong-min of NaGomSu's offensive remarks," adding, "Actually, that was Jeong Bong-ju's constituency, but if he went to prison, he would lose his district. So, they handed it over to Kim Yong-min, a fellow NaGomSu member, intending to take it back later when Jeong served his sentence and was reinstated."

He continued, "In short, it was not a 'nomination' based on public principles but a 'private nomination' based on personal connections and interests," strongly criticizing, "From that time, the Democratic Party was indistinguishable from a yakuza without separating public and private matters."

He added, "Kim Yong-min's offensive tape was revealed. If the Democratic Party were a public party, they should have immediately withdrawn the nomination. They should have officially apologized for recommending such a candidate and removed him from the candidacy," and stated, "However, the Democratic Party pushed him to the end, and as a result, they completely lost the metropolitan area elections."

He also said, "Actually, Professor Cho Kuk, who was helping with the election at the time, called me. He said, 'The longer this drags on, the more disadvantageous it becomes and could endanger other constituencies.' I said, 'Understood,' but still, the Democratic Party thought that kind of bad news could be covered by NaGomSu's influence and just went ahead," he said.

Jeong Bong-ju, former member of the Democratic Party of Korea / Photo by Yonhap News

Jin further said, "'Why did the Democratic Party do such a stupid thing?' and 'Is it okay for the people directing the election to be so brainless?' I was curious, but it took years to resolve this curiosity," adding, "Jeong Bong-ju himself confessed. In the end, he ruined the party to secure his own constituency."

He continued, "This clearly shows how personal connections and interests can undermine public standards and principles, causing fatal harm to a public party," emphasizing, "Such camaraderie is not something to be done with taxpayers' money."

He said, "Jeong Bong-ju might want to brush off the sexual assault allegations by citing his acquittal on false accusation charges, but the world is not that easy," adding, "Just think for five minutes, and you can clearly picture how to manipulate Jeong Bong-ju from day one to day fifteen of the election campaign."

He added, "Kim Yong-min was also jumping around thinking everything would be covered up, but didn't he end up completely ruined?" and said, "At that time, Kim Yong-min, Kim Eo-jun, and Joo Jin-woo conspired to fabricate his alibi but got caught. Anyway, if Jeong Bong-ju throws his hat in the ring, I will reveal what he said to other NaGomSu members."

Earlier, on the 16th, Jin criticized former lawmaker Jeong, who expressed his intention to run in the constituency of Democratic Party lawmaker Geum Tae-seop, in a post on his Facebook.

Jin said, "Kim Yong-min is acting up again, badmouthing Jin Joong-kwon and supporting Jeong Bong-ju," adding, "What a bold dream."

He continued, "Why are they so out of touch with reality? Just a word of caution: Jeong Bong-ju, the moment you stick your head out of that molehill, you will get a solid hit right in the center of Mapak," and said, "So behave accordingly. You should be the one to reflect. Do you really need others to make you do it? You bastards."

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