Im Tae-hee Criticizes Lee Jun-seok for Condemning Disabled Protesters: "Crossed the Line... Politics Has an Emotional Dimension"

"Now the Ruling Party Leader... Should Have Considered the Position of People with Disabilities"

Im Tae-hee, Special Advisor to President-elect Yoon Suk-yeol.

[Asia Economy Reporter Yoon Seul-gi] Regarding Lee Jun-seok, the leader of the People Power Party, raising the level of criticism day by day against the National Solidarity for the Elimination of Discrimination against Persons with Disabilities (Jeonjangyeon), Im Tae-hee, special advisor to President-elect Yoon Seok-yeol, pointed out that "he crossed the line as a politician."

Advisor Im appeared on TBS Radio's 'Shin Jang-sik's Shin Jang Open' on the night of the 29th and said, "(Politics) has a realm of cold-headedness, so-called reason, and also a realm of emotion that requires a warm heart."

Earlier, Leader Lee sparked controversy by saying that Jeonjangyeon, which holds subway protests during commuting hours demanding the guarantee of mobility rights for the disabled, was "taking citizens' commuting hostage." At the party's supreme council meeting on the 28th, Lee also criticized, "Jeonjangyeon continues illegal protests from an uncivilized perspective that causes unhappiness and inconvenience to the vast majority."

In response, Advisor Im said, "Especially when these disabled people talk about mobility rights and make various requests, there should have been sincere efforts to listen carefully until the end, to think once more from their perspective, and even when making such remarks, to consider how the other side would perceive them," adding, "Isn't he now the ruling party leader, the party leader?"

Furthermore, Advisor Im said, "Politicians must prioritize right and wrong," but added, "Although they know what is right, they sometimes choose what is advantageous to themselves even if it means giving up what is right. It seems that Leader Lee is asserting what he believes to be right."

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