Ahn Cheol-soo: "The Druking Incident, the Largest Public Opinion Manipulation Case in the History of Democracy"

People's Party leader Ahn Cheol-soo is greeting Seo Young-sung, the director of Daegu Dongsan Hospital at Keimyung University in Jung-gu, Daegu, during his visit on the 21st.
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[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Kim Yong-woo] Ahn Cheol-soo, leader of the People’s Party, stated, “The Druking incident is the largest scale public opinion manipulation case in the history of democracy, and its occurrence itself poses the greatest danger to democracy.”

Ahn made this remark during his visit to Daegu on the 21st, following the Supreme Court’s confirmation of a 2-year prison sentence for Kim Kyung-soo, Governor of Gyeongnam Province, in the final appeal for conspiring to manipulate online comments.

During his visit to Keimyung University Dongsan Hospital in Jung-gu, Daegu, on the morning of the same day, Ahn said, “I want to emphasize the significance of the verdict now that it has been made,” defining it as “the largest public opinion manipulation case that threatened democracy.”

He criticized the current Moon Jae-in administration’s quarantine policy, saying, “There are many problems with the current quarantine policy,” and added, “It is unscientific and fails to gain public sympathy. Blind spots remain neglected.”

He also claimed, “Currently, there are about 400,000 undocumented immigrants in our country. They have not been vaccinated or registered, representing a large neglected blind spot,” and added, “The government is not taking measures regarding this. The Cheonghae Unit incident is also a case in this context.”

Ahn emphasized, “The response to COVID-19 consists mainly of two aspects: quarantine and vaccination,” and said, “Quarantine is a comprehensive capability inherited from previous administrations, not the current government’s ability. The current vaccine supply situation has deteriorated to this extent because the Moon Jae-in administration lacks competence.”

This visit to Daegu by Ahn was his first in about a month since May 25. Before visiting Daegu Dongsan Hospital, Ahn visited the Daegu Chamber of Commerce and Industry to review local economic issues, actively engaging in livelihood and economic activities.

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