Ha Tae-kyung "Will Propose Law to Abolish Privileges for Activists Such as Democratization Admission Screening"

Over 100 Students Admitted to Yonsei University, Korea University, Ewha Womans University, and Others Through Democratization Movement Admissions

Ha Tae-kyung, a member of the People Power Party, is questioning at the confirmation hearing for Seo Wook, the nominee for Minister of National Defense, held at the National Assembly in Yeouido, Seoul, on the morning of the 16th of last month. Photo by Yonhap News

[Asia Economy Reporter Kim Suwan] On the 28th, Ha Tae-kyung, a member of the People Power Party, announced, "I will propose a bill to investigate and abolish all privileges given to 586 personnel and their families."

On the same day, Ha posted on his Facebook, pointing out, "The people who protested to eliminate privileges are now creating privileges. Those who called for clearing out deep-rooted evils have become the very evils that need to be cleared."

Ha criticized, "The 586 activist generation has already received more than enough compensation. Even without studying due to protests, if they wanted, they could get employed by large corporations, and having experience as student council president was the best credential. They are the most economically affluent generation and now hold and wield powerful political power."

He continued, "Moreover, they are sending their children to universities through special privileges, intending to enjoy wealth and power for generations," and pointed out, "The 586 activist generation is becoming the main culprit destroying fairness and justice in our society."

Earlier, on the 7th, Ha also criticized the admission process for democratization movement-related candidates at some universities as excessive, raising his voice by saying, "To put it bluntly, who hasn't participated in the democratization movement back in the day? But giving admission privileges only to some of them is excessive unfairness and cheating."

Meanwhile, according to the 'Status of Successful Candidates for Democratization Movement-related Admissions at Universities Nationwide' submitted by Kim Byung-wook, a member of the National Assembly's Education Committee from the People Power Party, to the Ministry of Education on the 26th, a total of 98 people have been admitted through democratization movement-related admissions from 2016 to this year, including 30 at Yonsei University, 3 at Korea University, 3 at Ajou University, and 21 at Chonnam National University.

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