Shin "Lee Jae-myung wrongly blames Sim Sang-jung... Did I run to take sides with anyone?"

"I Jae-myung, Must First Prove How Vision and Policies Differ from People Power Party"
"Jo Guk Incident, Soaring House Prices, Satellite Parties... What Has the Democratic Party Done?" Fierce Criticism

[Asia Economy Reporter Oh Ju-yeon] On the 23rd, Sim Sang-jung, the Justice Party presidential candidate, directly criticized Lee Jae-myung, the Democratic Party presidential candidate, saying, "I, Sim Sang-jung, am not here to side with candidate Lee Jae-myung or candidate Yoon Seok-youl," and added, "I hope you abandon the arrogant attitude of trying to kneel minority parties underfoot just because you are a big party, without even a shred of consideration for democracy and pluralism."

Sim Sang-jung, the Justice Party presidential candidate, is appealing for support on the 23rd at Mangwon Market in Mapo-gu, Seoul. Photo by the National Assembly Press Photographers Group

That afternoon, Candidate Sim visited Mangwon Market in Mapo, Seoul, and during an on-site campaign said, "After the TV debate the other day, candidate Lee said, 'Candidate Sim is lenient toward the People Power Party but harsh toward the Democratic Party,'" and stated, "That is not true. Candidate Lee is lenient toward the wealthy and harsh toward the powerless common people."

He pointed out, "This means I did not side with candidate Lee, but I came out to support the many people in Korea who are not represented by the two major vested-interest parties."

He then criticized, "Stop blaming innocent Sim Sang-jung, and candidate Lee should first prove how the People Power Party's vision and policies differ from his own."

Candidate Sim said, "My position and that of the Justice Party is clear. We believe the conservative forces in the People Power Party must be ousted," and questioned, "But who created the revival of those conservative forces that the people impeached?"

He continued, "Our people, having experienced the state corruption under Lee Myung-bak and Park Geun-hye, gave the Democratic Party the presidency, gathered local power, and added 180 seats so that such things would never happen again, for a better life for the people and a country worthy of its name," and sharply criticized, "But what exactly has the Democratic Party done with that power?"

Candidate Sim said, "Isn't it because of the Cho Kuk incident that broke common sense and fairness, the unprecedented surge in housing prices, the satellite parties that overturned the people's desire for political reform, and the blatant double standards politics that broke even the party constitution that said no nominations for those who commit crimes and reversed the no-nomination policy, that our people want to judge them?"

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