Joo Ho-young and Kim Ki-hyun Mentioned by Name in Petition... "Lee Jun-seok Seems to Have Become a Dictator"

Kim Ki-hyun "A Grenade with Its Safety Pin Removed Is Truly Dangerous"

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[Asia Economy Reporter Lee Ji-eun] Former People Power Party leader Lee Jun-seok directly criticized key party figures such as Emergency Committee Chair Joo Ho-young and lawmaker Kim Ki-hyun through a petition to the court, prompting Chair Joo to express displeasure, saying, "It seems that former leader Lee has become a dictator." Lawmaker Kim also posted a meaningful message on social media.

On the 23rd, after a luncheon with the standing advisory group, Chair Joo told reporters, "He is judging everything based on his own thoughts, but my remarks were simply my response to a question about how the media views the injunction."

He added, "Considering the review by our legal support team, there is no flaw in our procedure, and I believe it will be dismissed. How is this a challenge to the authority of the court?"

Earlier, former leader Lee stated in the court petition, "Figures such as Kim Ki-hyun and former floor leader Joo Ho-young, who have always taken an excessively cautious and immobile stance, are showing confidence that challenges the authority of the court regarding this injunction application. Even if the court’s judgment corrects this reckless internal power struggle they led, it seems some absolute authority has granted them immunity so they do not lose face."

The "absolute authority" mentioned by former leader Lee refers to President Yoon Suk-yeol.

Lawmaker Kim, who was also mentioned in the petition alongside Chair Joo, indirectly criticized former leader Lee on Facebook the same day, saying, "A grenade with its safety pin pulled is truly dangerous." He pointed out, "There was a time when people who thought everything from a self-centered perspective creatively activated baseless convictions and believed in the geocentric theory. Imagination is free, but if it goes too far, it becomes delusion and destroys oneself. I hope he reflects on this lesson."

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