Jang Je-won: "Kim Jong-in Forced Apology Despite Lawmakers' Opposition... Is People Power a 'Factional Party'?"

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[Asia Economy Reporter Lee Ji-eun] Jang Je-won, a member of the People Power Party, criticized Kim Jong-in, the Emergency Response Committee Chairman, for his apology related to two former presidents, calling it a "clear overreach."

On the 7th, Jang said on Facebook, "Chairman Kim is trying to force an apology for the party's past, which many lawmakers, including the longest-serving members and party members, oppose."

He pointed out, "It is a clear overreach that lacks procedural legitimacy and the legitimacy of the apologizing party," adding, "'People Power Party' is not Chairman Kim's private faction, and the lawmakers and party members are not subordinates of Chairman Kim."

Jang stated, "The head of a temporary organization without legitimacy does not have the authority to unilaterally judge the party's history," and "An apology that has not even gone through a single party meeting cannot be considered procedurally legitimate."

Regarding Kim's remark that he "announced the apology when he came to this party," Jang questioned, "To whom and when was it announced?" He criticized, "Neither the media nor anyone, including Joo Ho-young, the floor leader who ultimately brought Chairman Kim in, heard about this 'apology announcement' when he joined the party."

Jang lamented, "If the apology was a condition for taking office, Chairman Kim would not have been able to join this party in the first place," adding, "At a time when party efforts should be focused on stopping the Democratic Party's reckless actions, the Emergency Response Committee Chairman is only stirring premature apology controversies that cause party division, which is truly disheartening."

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