Gominjeong: "Representative Lee Junseok, who works hard for our party... Fighting today as well"

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A post by Go Min-jeong, a member of the Democratic Party of Korea.
[Photo by Go Min-jeong, Democratic Party of Korea Facebook capture]

[Asia Economy Reporter Kwon Seoyoung] Democratic Party lawmaker Go Min-jung commented on the actions of Lee Jun-seok, leader of the People Power Party, saying, "He is running for the sake of our party."

On the 19th, Rep. Go said, "How bad must it be for the highest-ranking member of the same party to tell Leader Lee to keep his mouth shut?" She added, "Leader Lee is indeed running for the sake of our party," and encouraged, "Keep fighting today as well." She also pointedly asked, "By the way, when will the truth be uncovered regarding the remarks made by People Power Party lawmaker Hong Joon-pyo, such as 'Shincheonji's involvement is not just this time,' 'I found out right after the primary,' and 'I have an idea who led it'?"

Rep. Go further stated, "If the allegations of Shincheonji's involvement are false, then why hasn't Rep. Hong been prosecuted for spreading false information? If the allegations are true, then People Power Party candidate Yoon Seok-youl should openly clarify his position. Is there some reason he cannot speak about it?"

This is understood as a reference to the press conference held on the 17th by 54 Protestant and Catholic lawmakers from the Democratic Party, including Rep. Go, who announced, "There are continuous revelations that Shincheonji is systematically supporting candidate Yoon," and "We cannot help but express serious concerns about the suspicion that Shincheonji is politicizing itself through collusion with Yoon and the People Power Party," urging for clarification.

However, the People Power Party immediately rebutted these allegations. On the same day, Im Seung-ho, deputy spokesperson for the People Power Party, sarcastically responded to Rep. Go's statement, "Is it really a coincidence that the L-shaped finger V-sign of Lee Man-hee, the symbolic leader of Shincheonji, and candidate Yoon's hand gesture are the same?" He also pointed out that Democratic Party candidate Lee Jae-myung had posted a photo on Facebook making the L-shaped hand sign. At the time, he said, "This is today's statement from Rep. Go, who is working hard for our party," and added, "We support her bitter criticism of the Democratic Party's actions."

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