"An Jung-geun Also a Terrorist to Japan"... Choo Mi-ae Criticizes Preliminary Primary Interviewer Selection

"Trying to Create a Stage for Public Mockery"

[Asia Economy Reporter Seoyoung Kwon] Chu Mi-ae, a presidential candidate from the Democratic Party of Korea, has rebutted the selection of preliminary primary interviewers as a "counter-historical, self-deprecating, and unfair act."

Today (the 3rd), Candidate Chu wrote on her Facebook, "If a Japanese criminal were asked to verify and evaluate the independence activist An Jung-geun, they would call him a terrorist." She continued, "When the media and opposition parties blame the inevitable prosecution reform as the 'Chu-Yoon conflict,' those who sympathized with this through the media and broadcasts and poured harsh criticism and condemnation toward me are now said to be verifying and evaluating me," criticizing the situation.

This is interpreted as an expression of dissatisfaction regarding the inclusion of former Supreme Council member Kim Hae-young, who criticized her during her tenure as Minister of Justice, among the 'National Interview' interviewers for the preliminary primary. Candidate Chu further expressed her feelings, saying, "I feel deeply humiliated that at a time when the prosecution reform, which I served as Minister of Justice in a party I have silently devoted myself to, is just beginning to be recognized as correct, they are trying to create a public stage of ridicule in this way."

Candidate Chu also pointed out, "The river of justice was not a river of one person, and the fear of a last stand was unfounded," adding, "The more such fears arise, the more the legitimacy of the Democratic Party is undermined." She explained, "There is a greater risk that supporters will conflict with each other and flounder in the swamp of anti-reform," and "That is exactly what the anti-reform forces want."

While stating, "Until now, I thought cooperating with the procedures set by the party was the right thing to do as a former party leader, regardless of personal gain or loss," Candidate Chu raised her voice, saying, "However, fairness must be maintained. Correct the unfairness in the composition of the verification team." She concluded her post by saying, "The essence of the 'Chu-Yoon conflict' is the conflict between reform and anti-reform, the fight between truth and falsehood," and urged, "I call for this to become a stage where we verify how to win as a Democratic Party candidate on the healthy historical foundation of the Democratic Party."

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