Hong Jun-pyo Apologizes for 'Park Young-sun Tokyo Apartment'... Jung Cheong-rae Says, "Lost Your Temper? Is That a Petty Apology?"

Jeong Cheong-rae, member of the Democratic Party of Korea./Photo by Yonhap News

[Asia Economy Reporter Kang Ju-hee] On the 21st, Jeong Cheong-rae, a member of the Democratic Party of Korea, sharply criticized Hong Joon-pyo, an independent lawmaker, saying, "This is not the time to apologize so petty for harassing Park Young-sun candidate's husband. Apologize boldly."

Earlier, Hong explained that regarding Park Young-sun, the Democratic Party's Seoul mayoral candidate, mentioning the 'MB administration surveillance' about her husband's ownership of an apartment in Tokyo, it was "not surveillance but a prosecutorial inquiry," and expressed, "I once again express regret over the outcome of the matter."

Hong, who served as the BBK countermeasure team leader for the Grand National Party during the 2007 presidential election, explained that after the election, he requested a prosecutorial investigation into Park's husband related to the 'Kim Kyung-joon planned return' case, and because of this, Park's husband left his workplace and moved to Japan.

In response, Jeong posted on Facebook that day, addressing Hong, "Whose is BBK? Whose is DAS? If you were the BBK team leader during the 2007 presidential election, are you confessing that you played a role in covering up the truth of BBK?" He pointed out, "If you apologized last time and expressed regret again today regarding this matter, this is not the time to apologize so petty."

He continued, "'Sincerely bow and apologize to Park Young-sun candidate's husband and family,' 'I deeply apologize to the people for playing the villain blinded by the presidential election at that time'?this much is typical of Hong Joon-pyo's style," adding, "What is this petty apology? It's disappointing."

He then criticized, "'Kids, don't touch the Tokyo apartment. That happened because of our mistake. We should be sorry and apologize for that; it's not a subject for attack.' You should at least say this," and added, "Hong Joon-pyo, have you calmed down a lot? Or are you still cowardly hiding behind the truth, rolling your eyes and trying to grab the crumbs? People shouldn't behave like this."

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