"If You Comment as a Spokesperson, I'll Play Along" Jin Joong-kwon’s Sharp Criticism of Park Jin-young

Former Dongyang University Professor Jin Joong-kwon Photo by Yonhap News

[Asia Economy Reporter Kim Yeon-ju] Former Dongyang University professor Jin Joong-kwon sharply criticized Park Jin-young, the full-time deputy spokesperson of the Democratic Party of Korea, on the 17th for continuously targeting him with criticism, saying, "Issue comments as a spokesperson."

On the same day, Deputy Spokesperson Park criticized Jin's remark that "the most corrupt place in South Korea is the Blue House," pointing out, "Generally, corruption refers to the abuse of power for economic gain. He is clearly using the term indiscriminately."

He added, "Among the Blue House officials who have been prosecuted, a few are involved in corruption, but most are suspected of election law violations and abuse of authority," and argued, "Then, Jin Joong-kwon's act of acting arrogantly toward Byeon Hee-jae and receiving a 3 million won fine for defamation can also be seen as corruption."

Previously, in 2009, former professor Jin referred to Byeon Hee-jae as a 'dud' and was sued for defamation. Regarding this, the Supreme Court sentenced Jin to a fine of 3 million won on November 22, 2011.

In response, Jin sarcastically said, "Why would JYP (Entertainment) care about me? Then I realized it was a different face. They have no interest in the private individual Park Jin-young; issue comments as a spokesperson, and then I'll play along."

The verbal exchange between the two began on the 13th when Deputy Spokesperson Park issued a comment criticizing former professor Jin by comparing him to 'Ye-hyeong' from the Romance of the Three Kingdoms. 'Ye-hyeong' was a figure with outstanding talent who was killed after insulting Cao Cao and others with harsh words.

At that time, former professor Jin referred to the comment, questioning, "Is this saying that Jin Joong-kwon is so hateful that they want to kill him, or is it a double entendre threatening to cut the leash if he continues like this?"

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