Park Hyung-jun: "Hong Jun-pyo's Statements Differ from Facts... Hope He Stops Criticizing Juniors and Becomes a Conservative Focal Point"

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[Asia Economy Reporter Lee Ji-eun] Former Liberty Korea Party leader Hong Joon-pyo sharply criticized Professor Park Hyung-joon of Dong-A University, prompting Park to refute the claims on Facebook, stating that "the facts are different."

On the 24th, Professor Park said on Facebook, "If the criticism were based on facts, I would accept it as advice from a senior politician, but it is completely untrue."

Earlier, former leader Hong criticized Professor Park, a close aide of former President Lee Myung-bak, for appearing on the show Sseoljeon and labeling the investigation of former President Roh Moo-hyun during the MB administration as political retaliation. He also accused Park of blindly following Kim Jong-in, the emergency committee chairman of the People Power Party, who apologized for the mistakes of the two former presidents.

In response, Professor Park stated, "(During the Sseoljeon appearance) the core of my remarks was that considering the investigation of former President Roh during the MB government could be perceived as politically retaliatory, former President Lee himself held a very negative stance toward arrest and prosecution," and added, "What I clearly defined as political retaliation was the Moon administration's investigation into the previous governments' accumulated evils."

Regarding Chairman Kim's apology, he emphasized, "In various instances, I said that the apology was not to the former presidents, but rather for the previous conservative administrations' failure to properly govern, which led to handing over power to these ruthless people (the Moon administration)."

Regarding former leader Hong's statement to "uphold human decency before politics," Park said, "I have always treated former President Lee with courtesy and decency," adding, "Of course, there may have been shortcomings, but I have tried to fulfill human decency through various channels."

Professor Park earnestly requested, "I sincerely ask former leader Hong, a great conservative politician, not to find faults with juniors but to become a unifying force for the reestablishment of the conservative government," adding, "To overcome this ruthless power that does not fear the people at all, our conservatives need more than full effort. I ask former leader Hong to lend his strength."

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