Lee Jun-seok demands ruling party apologize at party level for Rep. Lee Byung-hoon's sharing of 'Yoo Gwan-sun insult poem'

Lee "Democratic Party's election strategy is unusual... Secondary harm to Ukraine, insulting Yu Gwan-sun martyr, what support base are they trying to appeal to?"

[Asia Economy Reporter Oh Ju-yeon] Lee Jun-seok, leader of the People Power Party, demanded an apology from the party regarding the controversy over Rep. Lee Byung-hoon of the Democratic Party sharing a poem about Yu Gwan-sun.

On the day, Lee Jun-seok posted on Facebook, "What was the reason for Democratic Party Rep. Lee Byung-hoon circulating a poem with serious issues in expression about the martyr Yu Gwan-sun on Samiljeol (Independence Movement Day)?" and shared an article titled "Democratic Lee Byung-hoon shares poem 'Yu Gwan-sun' that sparked controversy over 'Longing CrazyX'."

Lee said, "The Democratic Party's election strategy this time is peculiar, but I don't understand which support base they are appealing to by causing secondary harm to Ukraine and insulting martyr Yu Gwan-sun," adding, "The Democratic Party should apologize to the public at the party level for insulting Yu Gwan-sun specifically on Samiljeol."

Earlier, Rep. Lee had shared on his Facebook a poem titled "Yu Gwan-sun" by poet Jeong Ho-seung, which described Yu Gwan-sun as a "longing crazyX," but deleted it after controversy arose.

The poem included lines such as "The longing crazyX inevitably goes. Kissing every footprint on this land as she goes."

While sharing the poem, Rep. Lee stated, "Candidate Lee Jae-myung and the Democratic Party will uphold the will of the ancestors who became bright beacons of the nation with patriotic loyalty even under the harsh conditions of Japanese colonial rule, inherit that spirit, and take the lead in building a better Republic of Korea." However, this poem had sparked controversy over defamation of the deceased, and the original poet Jeong Ho-seung officially apologized for the work.

In his apology, Rep. Lee explained, "I lacked understanding of the context of the poem and was unaware that the poet had apologized," adding, "I had no intention to disparage martyr Yu Gwan-sun or the ancestors."

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