Ahn Cheol-soo: "I Will Protect the Democracy and Rule of Law Defended with Blood on April 19"

"The Candlelight Spirit Government Tramples on Procedural Legitimacy and the Rule of Law of the Candlelight Spirit"

Ahn Cheol-soo, Leader of the People Party

[Asia Economy Reporter Park Jun-yi] On the 61st anniversary of the April 19 Revolution, Ahn Cheol-soo, leader of the People’s Party, who visited the National April 19 Democratic Cemetery, expressed his determination to uphold values such as justice and fairness, which he said are collapsing under the Moon Jae-in administration.

On the morning of the 19th, Ahn posted on Facebook, "I pledge to do my best in politics to protect the values of democracy, rule of law, justice, and fairness that our predecessors defended with their blood."

He said, "I think about the values and principles that our predecessors risked their lives to protect 61 years ago," adding, "Those are the values of democracy that the Republic of Korea is a democratic nation and that the people are the owners of the Republic of Korea."

However, Ahn questioned whether "the precious values and principles that our predecessors shed blood to protect are being properly upheld in 2021," and pointed out, "The administration that came to power with the spirit of the candlelight protests is trampling on the procedural legitimacy and the rule of law spirit of the candlelight protests."

He continued, "Justice and fairness have been distorted into 'selective justice' that only considers their own interests and 'fairness among themselves' that is practiced in turns," explaining, "Falsehood and hypocrisy are rampant, and the ideological bias and incompetence of the administration are plunging the future of the Republic of Korea into total instability."

Ahn argued that the new politics the people want is "politics that clearly presents standards of right and wrong and keeps promises even at a loss." He emphasized the need for politicians who win by ability, not luck, and who lose with principles.

Finally, he reiterated, "I believe in principled historical progress," and "I believe in the power of a united people."

Meanwhile, Ahn attended the National April 19 Democratic Cemetery memorial ceremony located in Gangbuk-gu, Seoul, at 10 a.m. that day.

This content was produced with the assistance of AI translation services.