'Animal Hospital Explosion' Jang Ye-chan: "I Will Smash It, Let's Debate"... Go Min-jung: "I'm Not That Free"

Jang Ye-chan's Past Remarks Resurface... "I Want to Blow Up Animal Hospitals"
Gominjeong: "Threats and Insults to 15 Million Pet Owners"

Jang Ye-chan, head of the Youth Headquarters of the People Power Party, is speaking at the 1st Central Election Countermeasures Headquarters meeting held at the National Assembly in Yeouido, Seoul, on the morning of the 10th.
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[Asia Economy Reporter Park Hyun-joo] Jang Ye-chan, head of the Youth Headquarters of the People Power Party's election campaign, publicly challenged Go Min-jung, a member of the Democratic Party of Korea who criticized his past remark about "wanting to blow up an animal hospital," saying he would "crush her," but was rejected. Go responded, "I'm not that free. Please find someone else."

Earlier on the 11th, Go posted on her Facebook page a screenshot of Jang's post from 10 years ago. According to the revealed photo, Jang posted on his Facebook on February 27, 2012, saying, "I want to blow up the animal hospital on the first floor of the office." In the comments of that post, he also said, "I wish all animals on Earth except those for food would disappear."

Regarding this, Go said, "'Wanting to blow up an animal hospital' is a threat and insult to the 15 million pet owners, the 20,000 veterinarians struggling at frontline animal hospitals, and countless animal rights activists," urging his resignation and apology. Go serves as co-chair of the Animal Rights Committee in the Democratic Party's election campaign committee.

On the same day, Jang posted on his Facebook, saying, "No matter how young I was at the time, I think it was immature and thoughtless social media (SNS). I will not make excuses," but he retorted by asking, "What do you think about Lee Jae-myung, the Democratic Party presidential candidate, who used the adopted stray dog Haengbok for promotion during his time as mayor of Seongnam and then ignored it as soon as he was elected governor of Gyeonggi Province?"

Democratic Party lawmaker Go Min-jung mentioned past remarks by Jang Ye-chan, head of the Youth Headquarters of the People Power Party's Election Countermeasures Headquarters, on her Facebook on the 11th. Photo by Go Min-jung

On the 12th, Jang again posted on his Facebook, proposing a debate to Go. He said, "Go, would you like to have a debate about who lacks the qualifications for public office regarding our statements from 2012 and those of candidate Lee Jae-myung?" He added, "I will accommodate the location, number of people, and broadcasting station all according to your wishes. If you are confident, send me a Facebook message. I will crush you. You are welcome anytime!" he sarcastically said.

Democratic Party of Korea lawmaker Gomin Jeong / Photo by Yonhap News

Go replied, "You want to debate me? I'm not that free. Please find someone else," and criticized, "The idea of destroying everything different from oneself seems to be the People Power Party's stance."

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