Hong Jun-pyo Declares Duel: "Yoon Seok-yeol, Who Destroyed Our Camp, Cannot Pass as Occupying Force"

Hong Jun-pyo "See you at the debate"

[Asia Economy Reporter Naju-seok] Hong Joon-pyo, a presidential candidate from the People Power Party, challenged former Prosecutor General Yoon Seok-yeol to a debate on the 12th. He intends to hold him accountable for the investigations into deep-rooted evils conducted during the Moon Jae-in administration.

On the same day, through social media (SNS), Hong said, "As the leader of the opposition party, I watched every day as Yoon Seok-yeol, as a prosecutor, stood at the forefront of the Moon Jae-in regime and devastated our camp through investigations into deep-rooted evils. I painfully witnessed our people being taken away one by one, falsely accused of political crimes such as abuse of power, and unjustly imprisoned." He described it as "a notorious political revenge drama where about 900 people were investigated, over 200 were mass-arrested, and 5 committed suicide."

He continued, "Even the Deputy Governor for Political Affairs of Gyeongnam Province, who was one of my closest aides, committed suicide under the pressure of the prosecution's investigation," adding, "Our party's first-term and even second-term or higher lawmakers may not know or may have forgotten this, but I cannot forget it."

This was a pointed remark at the recent joining of many People Power Party lawmakers to Yoon's campaign.

Hong stated, "Without reflection or apology for collaborating with the Moon Jae-in administration, and without repentance or remorse, acting as if they were an occupying force can no longer be tolerated," and concluded, "See you at the debate."

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