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Joo Ho-young: "'Jaeinsanseong' Makes the People Sad"

Yoon Geon-young, a member of the Democratic Party of Korea, is attending the Post-Corona and Korea Full Change Forum held at the National Assembly Members' Office Building on June 16. Photo by Yonhap News.

[Asia Economy Reporter Kim Suwan] Yoon Geon-young, a member of the Democratic Party of Korea, criticized Joo Ho-young, the floor leader of the People Power Party, who condemned the government's blockade of the National Foundation Day rally, saying, "Are you saying that the National Foundation Day rally should have been allowed?" and "Do you not see the people suffering from the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) but only those insisting on the National Foundation Day rally?"

On the 4th, Yoon wrote on his Facebook, "It is not just surprising but shocking that the first message from the leader of the main opposition party, who must have seen and heard the public sentiment during Chuseok on the ground, came right after the holiday," pointing this out.

Regarding Joo's criticism of the government blocking Gwanghwamun Square with police buses to prevent the National Foundation Day rally, calling it a "Jaeinsanseong" and a "COVID-19 martial law," Yoon said, "Floor Leader Joo is quibbling over the blockade of the National Foundation Day rally," and criticized, "He is recalling the memories of the 'Myungbak Fortress,' which tried to block peaceful rallies in a violent manner, and the 'martial law' that restricted ordinary daily life to maintain military dictatorship."

He added sarcastically, "Both of these were done by the 'ancestors' of the People Power Party, but it seems Floor Leader Joo has forgotten that."

Yoon said, "'Myungbak Fortress' blocked democracy in South Korea. However, the barricades installed in the square yesterday blocked COVID-19. They are clearly different," and pointed out, "It has been less than two months since the August 15 Gwanghwamun rally, have you already forgotten?"

He continued, "If you are a responsible opposition party, you should firmly say that at least the National Foundation Day rally should not be held. You should not just be cautious of your radical supporters," and said, "Stop making unreasonable arguments and start from the concerns of the people."

Joo Ho-young, floor leader of the People Power Party, is speaking at a press briefing held at the National Assembly in Yeouido, Seoul on the 4th. Photo by Yonhap News

Earlier, Floor Leader Joo criticized the government's blockade of Gwanghwamun Square to prevent the National Foundation Day rally at a National Assembly press briefing, saying, "The 'Jaeinsanseong,' a fortress of police buses piled up layer upon layer at Gwanghwamun Square, saddened the people," and "It was practically a declaration of COVID-19 martial law."

Joo said, "Medical quarantine and health quarantine have disappeared, and it has become a political quarantine and police quarantine state," and criticized, "The government exercised public authority that practically obstructed and prohibited the freedom of assembly and demonstration guaranteed by the constitution and recognized by the courts."

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