Lee Jun-seok "Why is it okay for Roh Moo-hyun and Kim Dae-jung families, but not for Yun Bong-gil's granddaughter to run?"

Former Independence Hall Director Yoon Joo-kyung / Photo by Dongju Yoon doso7@

[Asia Economy Reporter Yoon Shin-won] Lee Jun-seok, Supreme Council Member of the Future United Party, on the 16th criticized some progressive circles for their criticism of Yoon Joo-kyung, former director of the Independence Hall and great-granddaughter of independence activist Yoon Bong-gil, calling it a "typical double standard."

On the same day, Lee shared a post criticizing former Director Yoon on his Facebook, saying, "There is no basis for saying that Yoon Bong-gil’s great-granddaughter running as a conservative candidate is an insult to Yoon Bong-gil, while the son-in-law of former President Roh Moo-hyun and the third son of former President Kim Dae-jung are running."

He continued, "Is the problem that former Director Yoon is running for the National Assembly under a conservative party, or is it the problem of giving preferential treatment to families of veterans?" He questioned, "What should be criticized more: giving preferential treatment to the granddaughter of an independence hero who was posthumously awarded the Order of Merit for National Foundation after dying resolutely during the independence movement, or giving proportional representation number 11 to a mother who entered politics to resolve the grievances of those who tragically died in traffic accidents?"

Lee emphasized, "Was there any problem while former Director Yoon was working as the director? Nevertheless, did not Future United Party lawmaker Baek Seung-joo make Pi Woo-jin, head of the Ministry of Patriots and Veterans Affairs, admit that she forcibly pressured Yoon Bong-gil’s great-granddaughter to resign?" He added, "Are you saying that former Director Yoon should feel more favorable toward the Moon Jae-in administration that pressured her to resign?"

He also said, "Do you hold former President Park Chung-hee’s daughter, former President Park Geun-hye, accountable for the negative aspects of Park Chung-hee’s legacy and extend that accountability to public officials appointed by Park Geun-hye?" He added, "If the third son of former President Kim did not inherit his merits, how did he receive proportional representation number 4?"

He further stated, "They hold their own faction’s merits accountable, but inherit the faults of the forces they dislike even if they are not relatives. Do they not hold Yoon Bong-gil’s merits accountable? Isn’t a party that honors Yoon Bong-gil’s merits by nominating his great-granddaughter a good party?"

Meanwhile, in February, the then Liberty Korea Party (now Future United Party) recruited former Director Yoon as the '10th recruitment talent' for the general election. She previously served as the vice-chair of the National Integration Committee of the Presidential Transition Committee under the Park Geun-hye administration.

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