Ha Tae-kyung: "Pro-Chinmoon Cartel Must Be Excavated from the Genealogy of the Democratization Movement"

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[Asia Economy Reporter Lee Ji-eun] Ha Tae-kyung, co-leader of the New Conservative Party, strongly criticized the Moon administration on the 6th, stating, "The pro-Moon cartel that committed election fraud in Ulsan must be removed from the genealogy of the democratization movement."

He held a press conference at the National Assembly Press Hall that morning and stated, "What the Moon administration committed was an organized collective crime by the pro-Moon cartel."

Co-leader Ha said, "The publicly disclosed indictment clearly details the involvement of former Senior Secretary for Civil Affairs Baek Won-woo, former Presidential Chief of Staff Im Jong-seok, and former Senior Secretary for Political Affairs Han Byung-do," and criticized, "Ordering police investigations, supporting election pledges of close friends, and even bribing intra-party rival candidates is close to treason that regresses the history of democratization in South Korea to before April 19, 1960."

He emphasized, "What shocked the public even more is that the core members of the Blue House who led and executed this are veterans of the democratization movement," adding, "As someone from the same generation as them, I feel infinitely ashamed and despairing."

Regarding Justice Minister Choo Mi-ae, he also strongly criticized her, saying, "Minister Choo, who claims that the disclosure of the indictment is a human rights violation, will she perform the three-step prostration (samboilbae) to former President Park Geun-hye as well?"

Co-leader Ha pointed out, "Minister Choo said that submitting indictments to the National Assembly was a wrong practice and refused to disclose the Ulsan election fraud indictment, but the party that made good use of the prosecution's indictment was the Moon Jae-in administration," and added, "Minister Choo herself argued for Park Geun-hye's impeachment in 2016 based on the prosecution's indictment of Choi Soon-sil submitted to the National Assembly, and scolded President Park to 'read the indictment.'

He said, "If Minister Choo's claim is true, she herself committed a serious human rights violation, and the perpetrator of human rights violations is pretending to be a righteous avenger while complaining about wrong practices," and criticized, "Minister Choo once performed samboilbae after attempting to impeach former President Roh Moo-hyun but facing backlash. If she truly believes this is a human rights violation, she should perform samboilbae all the way to the place where former President Park is imprisoned."

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