Kim Jong-cheol, Leader of the Justice Party, "To Protect Dignity and Safety"

Justice Party leader Kim Jong-chul is expressing his position on the passage of the revised Corruption Investigation Office bill at the National Assembly Rotunda Hall stairs on the 10th. Photo by Yoon Dong-joo doso7@

[Asia Economy Reporter Park Cheol-eung] On the 31st, Kim Jong-cheol, leader of the Justice Party, said in his New Year's address, "Just as the possibility of the Serious Accidents Punishment Act was greatly opened by the people's wishes, in 2021, I ask for the support and encouragement of the people so that we can protect our dignity and safety."

Leader Kim continued, "The Justice Party will walk together with the people to overcome crises with equality and justice, to create a society where dignity is guaranteed through income and jobs, to become a country that does not criminalize abortion, and to become a Republic of Korea that does not challenge anyone's identity."

He also said, "The year of the Ox is called the 'Year of the White Ox.' The ox is the animal that cultivates barren land into a foundation for life," adding, "2021 should be a year of transformation that turns crises into new opportunities, symbolized by the pioneering ox."

He then said, "The Justice Party will offer a hopeful 2021 that dreams of tomorrow rather than the harshness of merely being grateful for today's survival."

Below is the full text.

Respected citizens, I am Kim Jong-cheol, leader of the Justice Party. Happy New Year 2021, the Year of the White Ox. I wish everyone health and happiness.

It is even difficult to ask how you have spent the past year. Especially for workers and self-employed people whose livelihoods were threatened by COVID-19, young people facing a closed job market, women suffering from the daily 'Nth room' incidents, minorities and people with disabilities blocked by walls of discrimination, 2020 was an even more desperate time. The climate crisis, which came with the longest rainy season, brought great trials not only to farmers but to everyone.

I hope that 2021 will be a year to overcome these enormous challenges and be dignified and safe. The Year of the White Ox is said to be the year of the ox. The ox is the animal that cultivates barren land into a foundation for life. Like the pioneering ox, 2021 should be a year of transformation that turns crises into new opportunities.

The Justice Party will make 2021 the first year of overcoming the COVID-19 crisis. The Justice Party will offer a hopeful 2021 that dreams of tomorrow rather than the harshness of merely being grateful for today's survival. Just as the possibility of the Serious Accidents Punishment Act was greatly opened by the people's wishes, in 2021, I ask for the support and encouragement of the people so that we can protect our dignity and safety.

The Justice Party will walk together with the people to overcome crises with equality and justice, to create a society where dignity is guaranteed through income and jobs, to become a country that does not criminalize abortion, and to become a Republic of Korea that does not challenge anyone's identity. Thank you.

January 1, 2021

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