Democratic Party Gwangju Silver Committee Condemns Yoon Seok-yeol's Political Retaliation Remarks

National Committee Chairs Also Attend... Support Declaration for Candidate Lee Jae-myung

The National Silver Committee held a press conference on the morning of the 14th at the Democratic Party of Korea Gwangju Metropolitan City Party Office, declaring their support for candidate Lee Jae-myung.

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Yoon Jamin] The National Silver Committee declared its support for Lee Jae-myung, the presidential candidate of the Democratic Party of Korea, and stated, “We condemn the political revenge remarks made by Yoon Seok-yeol, the presidential candidate of the People Power Party.”

They held a press conference on the morning of the 14th at the Democratic Party’s Gwangju City Party Office, claiming, “This land needs a leader with a strong will and bold execution power to end political revenge and realize national unity.”

They said that the suitable leader is candidate Lee Jae-myung.

The Silver Committee members stated, “We, the executives of the National Senior Citizens Association standing here today, condemn candidate Yoon Seok-yeol’s political revenge remarks,” emphasizing, “Until now, no presidential candidate from any party has ever openly declared political revenge.”

They continued, “Candidate Yoon Seok-yeol, by advocating a prosecution republic and declaring investigations and political revenge against the previous government, is attempting to reenact political revenge like past presidents,” and asserted, “We strongly condemn candidate Yoon, who will repeat this history of political revenge and cause fear and social chaos.”

Furthermore, they said, “We elderly people have lived through a century of turbulent history, from the Japanese colonial period, the August 15 liberation of the homeland, the Korean War and the hardship years, the military dictatorship era, the democratization movement, to the recent COVID-19 pandemic,” and recalled, “We deeply remember the pain of political revenge, such as former President Kim Dae-jung’s death sentence and former President Roh Moo-hyun’s passing due to excessive prosecution investigations.”

They then appealed, “In this era of crisis, where there is an attempt to return South Korea to an era of investigation and oppression, we ask you to unite your will to protect democracy and join us.”

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