Lee Jun-seok: "They Pretend to Be Innocent in Front but Sell Dog Meat Behind"

Interpretation as Criticism of Yoon-Kwon Telegram Messages

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[Asia Economy Reporter Lee Hyun-joo] On the 27th, Lee Jun-seok, leader of the People Power Party, said, "They hang a sheep's head in front but bring dog meat from the gangsters behind and sell it."

He referred to the four-character idiom 'Yangdu Guyuk,' which is used when the appearance and reality are different. It is interpreted as expressing discomfort over the situation where President Yoon Seok-yeol and Kwon Seong-dong, acting party leader and floor leader, exchanged Telegram messages the day before.

On the same day, Lee posted on his Facebook, "On that island, when the camera disappears, they open their eyes wide and scold, but when the camera comes in, they come to shake hands with a crescent-shaped smile," adding, "I like this island because everything is honest as it appears," along with a photo of the scenery of Ulleungdo. The island Lee mentioned seems to be a metaphor comparing Yeouido to Ulleungdo.

Lee's remarks appear to express dissatisfaction with the messages exchanged between President Yoon and Acting Leader Kwon. Earlier, on the 26th, during the economic sector questioning in the National Assembly plenary session, the media captured a scene where Acting Leader Kwon was exchanging Telegram messages with President Yoon. In the messages on Kwon's phone screen, President Yoon referred to Lee as "the party leader who only did internal backstabbing."

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