Lee Jun-seok Directly Attacks Joo Ho-young and Kim Ki-hyun: "They Make It Public Themselves and Then Criticize"

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[Asia Economy Reporter Lee Ji-eun] Former People Power Party leader Lee Jun-seok directly criticized Emergency Response Committee Chairman Joo Ho-young and multi-term lawmaker Kim Ki-hyun on the 24th over their criticism of the disclosure of his petition letter.

On the same day, Lee Jun-seok stated on Facebook, "It is already unusual for the opposing party to disclose the letter they submitted to the court themselves, and to call this a revelation or say that the pin of a grenade has been pulled is shameless," expressing his stance.

This was a veiled criticism of lawmaker Kim Ki-hyun, who had indirectly targeted Lee Jun-seok the day before by mentioning the "pin of a grenade." Lee said, "They disclose it themselves and then criticize it themselves," adding, "If there are truly people in the ruling party who are concerned about a conservative government, rather than trying to raise the low recognition of Lee Jun-seok by talking about him, so-called elders or multi-term lawmakers should examine how dangerous things are happening in the Yoon Seok-yeol administration and correct them."

He pointed out, "The Park Geun-hye administration went until the end of its term without a major moral crisis due to people's unique perception of President Park Geun-hye, but it fell into crisis because 'someone helped with the speechwriting.' Conversely, the current government would be unshaken even if someone else helped with the speechwriting."

Lee also said, "History repeats itself. Did the government that demonized Yoo Seung-min and chased him down collapse because of Yoo Seung-min? It is a case where the party united to chase Yoo Seung-min, but then their own house collapsed."

People in the ruling party have expressed concern, calling Lee’s harsh remarks comparing President Yoon to the "new military regime" excessive. Chairman Joo said about Lee’s recent comments, "The tone is too strong," and added, "(Meetings with Lee) are always open to us, but the current situation is not easy, and since he refuses to meet, repeatedly asking to meet seems inappropriate, so we are watching the overall situation."

On the same day, Innovation Committee Chairman Choi Jae-hyung also pointed out on YTN Radio’s "News King with Park Ji-hoon," "There may be many things one wants to say, but there are expressions that should be used and those that should not."

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