Tak Hyun-min: "Cha Myung-jin has taken similar positions multiple times regarding Sewol Ferry... No room for understanding"

Candidates campaigning with "We will protect the President" say, "Who protects whom... The President is managing well on their own"

Tak Hyun-min, Presidential Event Planning Advisory Committee Member / Photo by Yonhap News

[Asia Economy Intern Reporter Lim Juhyung] Tak Hyunmin, former presidential event planning advisory committee member, strongly criticized Future United Party candidate Cha Myungjin's so-called 'Sewol Ferry tent' remarks, saying "There is no longer any room for understanding or excuse."

Tak appeared on CBS Radio's 'Kim Hyunjung's News Show' on the 9th and stated, "(Candidate Cha) has taken similar positions multiple times, and this is just a repetition of that."

Earlier, on the 8th, during a recorded OBS invited debate, Candidate Cha claimed, "I already know of articles stating that in May 2018, Sewol Ferry volunteers and bereaved families engaged in indescribably immoral acts inside a tent," sparking controversy. The United Party held an executive meeting that afternoon and referred Candidate Cha to the party's ethics committee.

Meanwhile, Tak criticized candidates running in this general election for using President Moon Jaein in their campaigns, saying, "They say things like 'We will protect the president' or 'We are for the president,' but should the president protect and serve us?" and added, "Who protects whom? The president is doing well on his own."

On the 6th, Tak also wrote on his Facebook, "Using the president for their own election wins is not loyalty, so do not exploit the president," and said, "I hope they fight and win solely with their own ability and sincerity, and then dedicate themselves to the country, the people, and the president."

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