Democratic Party Criticizes Ha Tae-kyung for Defending Park Hyung-jun: "If the Surname Is Different, Isn't He Not Your Son? Pathetic"

Park Hyung-jun, the People Power Party candidate for Busan mayor, held a press conference on the morning of the 19th in the briefing room of his campaign office in Busanjin-gu, Busan, to explain the purchase of an LCT apartment.
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[Asia Economy Reporter Choi Eun-young] As Ha Tae-kyung, a member of the People Power Party, defended Park Hyung-jun, the Busan mayoral candidate accused of preferential treatment in the sale of LCT apartments, the Democratic Party criticized, saying, "Ha even abandoned human decency to defend Park."

On the 20th, in a written briefing, Nam Young-hee, spokesperson for the Democratic Party's April 7 by-election Central Election Countermeasures Committee (CEC), said, "Ha Tae-kyung of the People Power Party abandoned human decency to defend Park Hyung-jun, the Busan mayoral candidate who is a comprehensive set of corruption allegations."

Spokesperson Nam pointed out, "Ha claimed that the Democratic Party is attacking Park as if he bought an apartment from his son," adding, "Then suddenly he said, 'Please don't disguise the son of the Choi family as the son of the Park family,' which is pathetic."

She continued, "What kind of logic is it to ask for understanding of the special circumstance of a remarried family in response to suspicions about suspicious transactions among family members? Just because the son of the wife has a different last name, does that mean he is not her son?"

She further criticized, "Even real estate insiders did not know who the first buyer in the golden royal line was, so how could Park's wife’s son and daughter, Jo Mo, purchase the pre-sale rights from the first buyer? That is the essence of this case," adding, "Park claimed that the ownership of the LCT apartment was a normal transaction, but it was revealed through the media that the mother paid an extra 100 million won to her son to purchase it. We are trying to clarify this suspicion, not talk about the difficulties of remarried families."

Spokesperson Nam expressed deep regret over Ha's shallow perception, saying, "I deeply regret Ha's shallow perception, which tries to judge remarried families with reckless words," and added, "Would Ha’s low-level expressions become a burden to his supporters? We hope the People Power Party will elevate the dignity of Busan citizens with dignified commentary."

On the 19th, Ha Tae-kyung, a member of the People Power Party, criticized Kim Young-choon, the Democratic Party's candidate for Busan mayor, calling him "Bbaengdeok Kim Young-choon."
Photo by Ha Tae-kyung, member of the People Power Party SNS capture

Earlier, on the 19th, Ha posted on his social media, "It is really petty that the Democratic Party disguised the situation as if Park Hyung-jun bought an apartment from his own son," and said, "The apartment owner is not Park’s biological child, that is, Park’s stepwife’s ex-husband’s son, Choi."

He continued, "Legally, he is not Park’s direct family, but they are disguising it as if the apartment transaction occurred between Park’s direct family," and criticized, "The ruling party is spreading the phrase 'Park’s son,' causing citizens to mistakenly believe it is Park’s son."

He then criticized, "This is black propaganda. Kim Young-chun calls himself Gadeok and says he will be the economic mayor, but he is petty and maliciously spreading black propaganda every day. It’s not Gadeok Kim Young-chun but Bbaengdeok Kim Young-chun, so reflect on yourself."

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