Ahn Cheol-soo: "There Was No President of the Republic of Korea This Year... Destroying the Rule of Law by Putting Forward a Ruffian"

"There Is a Blue House Branch Office... But No True Ruling Party"

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[Asia Economy Reporter Lim Chun-han] Ahn Cheol-soo, leader of the People’s Party, criticized President Moon Jae-in on the 31st, saying, “There was no president in the Republic of Korea in 2020,” and added, “There was a power figure who destroyed the rule of law by deploying a reckless swordsman and ruined parliamentary democracy through directive politics, but there was no president of the democratic republic who protected justice, fairness, the rule of law, and democracy.”

At the Supreme Council meeting that day, Ahn said, “There was no ruling party in the Republic of Korea,” and stated, “There was a group of political scoundrels who acted as a branch office of the Blue House and as henchmen of the executive branch, leading legislative dictatorship and constitutional destruction, but there was no true ruling party responsible for national governance and caring for people’s livelihoods.”

Ahn pointed out, “There was no hope or vision for the economy,” and said, “There was the worst cash handout populism without consideration and patchwork measures like urinating on frozen ground, but nowhere was there a proper foundation for recovery for those in difficulty, nor efforts to lead market dynamism and prepare for the Fourth Industrial Revolution era.”

Ahn said, “While the president has fallen to the head of a specific faction and the ruling party is engrossed in destroying democracy and the rule of law, only conflict, division, despair, and anger remain in the Republic of Korea,” and added, “All of this is the tragedy that occurred in the Republic of Korea over three and a half years of the Moon Jae-in administration, more specifically during the eight months after the Democratic Party’s victory in this year’s general election.”

Ahn said, “Immoral power cannot last long. Although it may seem now as if anything can be done by going against history, the era of inevitable justice, where wrongs are corrected and things return to their rightful place, will surely come,” and added, “I believe that every great citizen joining hands will create in 2021 a Republic of Korea of change and innovation that no one has ever imagined, not the worst country anyone has ever experienced.”

Ahn said, “Even if we do nothing, the morning sun will rise tomorrow, but the true dawn of history does not come without effort and sacrifice. If there is a place where my sweat is needed for the restoration of democracy and the path of the rule of law, I will run there anywhere,” and said, “If my tears are needed for a world without unfairness and privilege, and for a Republic of Korea of justice and fairness where corruption and hypocrisy are punished, I will not hesitate. If the first road toward democracy, the rule of law, and the future is a thorny path, I will never hesitate and will lead the way.”

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