Joo Ho-young: "People Power Party's 'Pro-Japanese Collaborator Public Corruption Investigation Office Chief' Recommendation?…Did Lee Jae-myung Not Learn Hangul?"

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[Asia Economy Reporter Lim Chun-han] Joo Ho-young, floor leader of the People Power Party, criticized Lee Jae-myung, Governor of Gyeonggi Province, on the 12th for saying that "the People Power Party's recommendation of a pro-Japanese candidate for the Corruption Investigation Office chief is mocking the people," saying, "How can he say such a low-level thing?"

After the 'Forum on the Outlook of the ROK-US Alliance and the Korean Peninsula Situation after the U.S. Presidential Election' held at the National Assembly Members' Office Building that day, Floor Leader Joo told reporters, "He distorted my words that I would willingly become a pro-Japanese collaborator if it were for the sake of the Republic of Korea," adding, "How can someone who learned the same Korean language and Hangul not understand that?"

Earlier, on the 11th, Governor Lee wrote on Facebook, "Seok Dong-hyun, the lawyer recommended by the People Power Party as a candidate for the Corruption Investigation Office chief, is a person who does not even qualify as a candidate," and pointed out, "He is a well-known opponent who wrote on his SNS that 'the Corruption Investigation Office is a monster that should never have been born.' How can they put forward such a person as a candidate unless they are mocking the people?"

Governor Lee said, "(Lawyer Seok) not only shamelessly made outrageous remarks such as 'I would become a pro-Japanese collaborator as long as it is not an act of treason against the country and the people' while criticizing the government's export restrictions on Japan at a rally attended by Pastor Jeon Kwang-hoon and others last year, but also said, 'Japan did not start the fire. Honestly, the government ignored and mocked Japan (due to the forced labor ruling),' which caused great pain to the victims of forced labor and their families."

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