'Doctor-Turned-Prosecutor' Song Hanseop to Run in General Election with Korean Party... "Moon Regime's Fairness for My Side"

Former prosecutor Song Han-seop is holding a press conference for joining the Liberty Korea Party at the National Assembly on the 12th. Photo by Yoon Dong-joo doso7@

[Asia Economy Reporter Kim Hyemin] The Liberty Korea Party has recruited former Seoul Western District Prosecutor Song Han-seop, a medical doctor, for the April 15 general election. Former Prosecutor Song, along with former North Korean Embassy in London charg? d'affaires Tae Yong-ho, is rumored to be a strategic candidate for a Seoul district seat.

On the morning of the 12th, former Prosecutor Song held a press conference at the National Assembly and expressed his intention to run in the general election, saying, "I am starting a challenge at the age of forty to change the future of the Republic of Korea together with the Korea Party."

He explained his motivation for entering politics, saying, "I want to realize fairness and justice." Former Prosecutor Song emphasized, "The Moon Jae-in administration proclaims fairness and justice publicly but destroys the rule of law behind the scenes to protect its own faction. With the skills and passion that once revived even a vegetative patient, I will cure the ailments of power and restore fairness and justice in Korea."

He also stressed, "I want to make this country safer for my children and precious people," and "I want to bring a wind of change for the younger and future generations."

Regarding his choice of the Liberty Korea Party, he said, "I believe it is the party that best upholds and represents conservative values," and "I thought it was the party where I could best realize my convictions."

When asked if it was difficult to realize fairness and values during his time as a prosecutor, he replied, "Although the exact timeline is unclear, not only I but all young prosecutors feel frustration and anger over the collapse of fairness and the rule of law." He criticized Justice Minister Choo Mi-ae's personnel appointments in the prosecution, saying, "They are appointments that have lost fairness and justice. I think they are appointments considering fairness for my side and justice for my faction."

Regarding his electoral district, former Prosecutor Song said, "I have not yet considered it," and confidently stated about the general election, "I believe my ten years as a prosecutor itself serves as a verification of myself."

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