Choi Jae-hyung Raises Criticism Against Minnocho... "I Want to Meet Ryu Ho-jeong"

Choi Jae-hyung, a preliminary presidential candidate of the People Power Party, is announcing his policy vision in the field of diplomacy and security at the open camp in Yeouido, Seoul, on the 2nd. Photo by Yoon Dong-joo doso7@

[Asia Economy Reporter Kum Bo-ryeong] Choi Jae-hyung, former head of the Board of Audit and Inspection and a presidential candidate from the People Power Party, raised his voice in criticism against the Korean Confederation of Trade Unions (KCTU) and proposed a 'meeting' with Ryu Ho-jeong, a member of the Justice Party.

On the 4th, Choi said on Facebook, "The KCTU criticized the arrest of Chairman Yang Kyung-soo and vowed to retaliate with a general strike in October," adding, "The tears of the family of CEO Lee, who passed away due to collective harassment by the delivery workers' union, have not yet dried. While fighting to the end for the KCTU chairman, what have they done for the dying breadwinner?" A store owner operating a delivery agency left a suicide note blaming KCTU members after conflicts with them and took his own life last month.

Choi continued, "While self-employed people are dying due to COVID-19 quarantine guidelines, the KCTU claims that the July 3rd workers' rally was peaceful and that not a single COVID-19 infection occurred," expressing, "It is very frustrating." Yang Kyung-soo, chairman of the KCTU, was arrested on the 2nd after a court issued an arrest warrant on charges of leading several illegal protests in downtown Seoul from May to July this year (violations of the Assembly and Demonstration Act and the Infectious Disease Control and Prevention Act). The KCTU strongly opposed this and has announced a general strike in October.

Choi proposed a meeting with Representative Ryu. He said to Ryu, "I want to meet once" and "I want to have a conversation." Ryu, who was active in the KCTU, recently wrote a critical article titled "The Hidden KCTU Behind Youth Fairness... Chairman, Is That Fairness?" published in JoongAng Ilbo, criticizing the KCTU.

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