Jang Je-won to Kim Jong-in, who criticized Ahn: "Are you losing your mind?"

Kim Jong-in "Ahn Cheol-soo, a bit mentally unstable"

Jang Je-won, member of the People Power Party. [Image source=Yonhap News]

[Asia Economy Reporter Heo Midam] On the 18th, Jang Je-won, a member of the People Power Party, criticized Kim Jong-in, the emergency committee chairman of the People Power Party, saying, "Isn't Chairman Kim himself mentally unstable?"

On the same day, Jang wrote on his Facebook, "In this serious situation where the unification negotiations have not reached a conclusion, Chairman Kim made a rude remark toward Ahn Cheol-soo, the People’s Party candidate for Seoul mayor, saying he is 'mentally unstable,'" expressing his criticism.

He said, "(Chairman Kim) called Ahn a child, saying he is 'throwing a tantrum' and 'doesn't understand the ways of the world,' and eventually treated him like a patient by saying he is mentally unstable," adding, "Why unify with a child? Why unify with someone suspected of mental illness?"

He continued, "What good does it do for the election to turn Seoul citizens who support candidate Ahn and those who support the People’s Party into enemies?" and pointed out, "Has Chairman Kim ever criticized Park Young-sun, the Democratic Party candidate for Seoul mayor, even once? Has he criticized candidate Park even one-hundredth as much as he has criticized candidate Ahn?"

Kim Jong-in, Emergency Response Committee Chairman of the People Power Party, is attending the Emergency Response Committee meeting held at the National Assembly on the 18th and drinking water during the meeting. Photo by Yoon Dong-joo doso7@

Additionally, Jang said, "I am deeply worried about how someone who cannot even distinguish friend from foe mentally will lead the election," and claimed, "There are even rumors that the person blocking the unification negotiation agreement is Chairman Kim."

He also expressed concern, saying, "If Chairman Kim's reckless remarks and obstruction of unification are left unchecked any longer, it will ruin the party and lead to the failure of the election."

Earlier, candidate Ahn responded to former Lee Jun-seok, a former Supreme Council member of the Future United Party (now People Power Party), who called his wife, Kim Mi-kyung, a professor at Seoul National University, "a woman controlling Representative Ahn," by saying, "Perhaps he confused her with Chairman Kim's wife."

Regarding this, when asked, "What do you think about the offensive from candidate Ahn's side related to Chairman Kim's wife, Kim Mi-kyung?" Kim replied, "From what I see, that person seems to be somewhat mentally unstable."

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