North Korea, the Day After Park Geun-hye's Letter: "A Dangerous Witch Even in Prison"

Some Opposition Factions Discuss Integration Moves "Following Park Geun-hye's Orders"
"They Seem to Think the Universe Will Help Conservative Re-election if They Try"

Former President Park Geun-hye is getting off the transport vehicle and heading to the courtroom to attend the 32nd continuation trial of the 'third-party bribery' case held at the Seoul Central District Court in Seocho-gu, Seoul, on the morning of the 6th.
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On the 5th, a day after former President Park Geun-hye, who is imprisoned at Seoul Detention Center following an impeachment ruling by the Constitutional Court and involvement in the state affairs manipulation scandal, revealed a handwritten letter and expressed her intention to intervene in current politics, North Korea criticized her as a "dangerous witch."

On the same day, North Korea's external propaganda outlet "Meari" published an article titled "The Witch's Prison Sorcery and Its Danger," mentioning the integration movements among opposition parties such as the United Future Party, Our Republican Party, and Liberty Unification Party, claiming that these were "under the orders of the witch Park Geun-hye, who is locked up in prison."

Attorney Yoo Young-ha, who is the lawyer of former President Park Geun-hye, is revealing a handwritten letter from former President Park in front of the National Assembly Press Hall on the 4th.

The outlet stated, "They say a venomous snake does not die easily, and indeed, Park Geun-hye is a dangerous witch even though she is in prison," adding, "If she were to simply wait for her death after becoming the first impeached president in South Korean political history and being locked up without completing her term, then she would no longer be Park Geun-hye."

It continued, "At this very moment, she is probably crouched inside the prison, summoning ghosts and chanting spells like a fortune teller, cursing and spewing maledictions that the sky should fall and that the candlelight (protest) forces should all perish, while plotting all kinds of conspiracies for that purpose."

Meari claimed, "It is said that a venomous snake is most dangerous at the last moment," and argued, "Judging from all the facts, Park Geun-hye, who repeatedly astonished the world with her incredible claim that 'if you try hard, the universe will help you,' now seems to be firmly captive to the fanatical belief that 'if you try hard, the universe will punish the candlelight forces and help the conservatives regain power.'

Former President Park had said on May 5, 2015, during the 93rd Children's Day event held at the Blue House, in response to a student from Jindo Elementary School who said the president was a dream, "If you really want something earnestly, the whole universe will come out and help together, and your dream will come true," which appears to be mocked here.

Meari then raised its voice, saying, "According to the witch's sorcery, her followers are now foaming at the mouth and launching a full-scale offensive to overthrow the candlelight regime and restore conservative power."

However, Meari did not directly mention the letter from former President Park that was released the previous day.

On the 4th, former President Park Geun-hye revealed her handwritten letter at the National Assembly Press Hall through her lawyer Yoo Young-ha.

This is the first time since her detention on March 31, 2017, that Park has sent an official message to the political world.

The letter began with "People of the nation, this is Park Geun-hye." She said, "The country is in a very difficult situation. There may be differences and gaps that are hard to bridge, but for a better Republic of Korea, I earnestly ask all of you, including those who held the Taegeukgi flag and the existing major opposition parties, to unite and work together."

Coming 42 days before the April 15 general election, Park's "prison letter" effectively declares her intention to actively intervene in the election, which is expected to cause considerable ripple effects throughout the political sphere, already flowing toward a camp confrontation.

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