People Power Party criticizes Rep. Jang Kyung-tae's "vaccine COVID Maruta" remark, expressing "concerns about character"

Assemblyman Jang Kyung-tae. Photo by Yonhap News

[Asia Economy Reporter Hana Na] Democratic Party lawmaker Jang Kyung-tae referred to the COVID-19 vaccination as a 'vaccine presumed injection' and 'Corona Maruta,' prompting the People Power Party to criticize the remarks as "statements that raise concerns about character."

On the 9th, the People Power Party issued a statement under the name of Deputy Spokesperson Park Ki-nyung, saying, "To compare the people to Maruta, what must they have thought of the people to come up with such an idea?" and criticized the remarks.

Deputy Spokesperson Park said, "Please clearly state whether the vaccines secured by the Moon Jae-in administration are also 'vaccine presumed injections,'" calling it "an irresponsible and inflammatory statement."

Earlier, on the 8th, Lawmaker Jang claimed on his Facebook, "The People Power Party's claim is to give vaccine presumed injections and turn people into Corona Maruta."

That afternoon, the post was re-uploaded with some revisions to the title and body. While maintaining criticism of the People Power Party's 'vaccine procurement delay theory,' the tone of criticism was softened compared to the previous post.

The title was changed to 'People Power Party's Kill Quarantine Claim, Maruta-like Idea,' and the controversial phrase 'vaccine presumed injection' was removed.

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