Hong Joon-pyo: "Moon Administration Blames People for COVID-19... Becoming an 'Excuse Government'"

Hong Joon-pyo, former leader of the Liberty Korea Party [Image source=Yonhap News]

[Asia Economy Reporter Heo Midam] Former Liberty Korea Party leader Hong Joon-pyo criticized on the 27th, saying, "The Moon Jae-in administration is blaming a specific religion for the COVID-19 situation and blaming our citizens who entered from China," calling it "a truly shameless administration."

In a post on his Facebook on the same day, former leader Hong said, "Due to the Moon administration's failure in quarantine measures, Korea is facing isolation from various parts of the world, including entry restrictions from China, the origin of COVID-19."

He added, "(The Moon administration) is only talking about locking down the innocent TK (Daegu and Gyeongbuk) region," and said, "From the beginning of the administration, they blamed all problems such as the economy, diplomacy, and North Korean nuclear issues on the previous administration, and now they have become an absurd 'excuse administration' that even blames others for infectious disease quarantine."

Furthermore, former leader Hong said, "I once said that the only person who succeeded with excuses is singer Kim Gun-mo, but in the face of a national disaster, please stop trying to avoid responsibility with excuses and from now on, make every effort to thoroughly implement quarantine measures."

He continued, "On social media, it has long been said that this administration is a disaster administration. President Moon should not hide behind the prime minister but step forward directly to launch an all-out effort to prevent the spread of COVID-19 and protect the lives and safety of the people," emphasizing, "That is the duty of the state."

He added, "Although our people are suffering under an incompetent and corrupt administration, I firmly believe in Solomon's proverb, 'This too shall pass.'"

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