Park Hyung-jun: "Moon's New Year's Resolution for 'Unity' Raises Expectations for Pardon... Hope It Doesn't End as Mere Rhetoric"

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[Asia Economy Reporter Lee Ji-eun] Professor Park Hyung-joon of Dong-A University, who declared his candidacy for Busan mayor to President Moon Jae-in, who proclaimed "The New Year is the Year of Unity" in his New Year's address, urged the president to make a decision on pardoning former presidents, saying, "I hope the New Year's resolution for unity does not end as mere rhetoric."

On the 7th, Professor Park stated on Facebook, "I hope President Moon's New Year's resolution for unity does not end as mere rhetoric this time."

Professor Park said, "Coincidentally, at a time when the pardons of two former presidents are being discussed, the president's mention of unity raises expectations for the pardons," adding, "In such a high-level political decision as unity, various political calculations must not stand in the way."

He pointed out, "In the past four years, this administration has never demonstrated a government of 'inclusion and cooperation for unity,'" and criticized, "Surrounded by a strong support base and relying only on one side's voice in factional logic, 'unity' has always been an empty cry."

He continued, "The people, as 'sovereign citizens of the Republic of Korea' as stated in the Constitution, are not citizens of a specific faction," and added, "The president cannot be the leader of a specific faction or hegemonic power. The president must be the president of all the people."

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