Park Young-sun, Im Jong-seok Mentioning Former Mayor Park "Not Helpful... Hope He Doesn't Do It"

[Asia Economy Reporter Oh Ju-yeon] Park Young-sun, the Democratic Party of Korea's candidate for Seoul mayor, told former presidential chief of staff Im Jong-seok, who posted a defense of former Seoul Mayor Park Won-soon, "I hope you don't do that again."

On the 24th, Park appeared on MBC Radio's 'Kim Jong-bae's Focus' and said, "It's difficult to comment on personal freedom of expression in this way or that, but I hope you don't do that."

Park added, "Because the victim woman's wounds have not yet healed, remarks that touch on those wounds should not be made."

When asked if Im's recent remarks were interpreted as an attempt to rally his support base, she bluntly said, "It does not help."

The day before, former Chief of Staff Im posted on Facebook a post beginning with "Was Park Won-soon really such a terrible person?" Im defended the late mayor, saying, "If integrity is still an important ethic for public officials, Park Won-soon was the most honest public official I knew."

However, he was heavily criticized not only by opposition parties but also by the Justice Party for causing secondary harm.

The Justice Party issued a statement saying, "Openly causing secondary harm right before the election is very malicious," and criticized, "Truly a 'terrible person'."

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