Woo Sang-ho "This is the first time dealing with a government and ruling party like this in politics... We have no choice but to fight head-on"

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[Asia Economy Reporter Naju-seok] "There is no choice but to fight head-on."

Woo Sang-ho, Democratic Party of Korea lawmaker. Photo by Dongju Yoon doso7@

On the 24th, Woo Sang-ho, a member of the Democratic Party of Korea, said this in a phone interview with Asia Economy regarding the situation the party is facing.

He said, "They are currently arresting ministers from the time of former President Moon Jae-in's administration, and anyone can see this is aimed at the higher-ups. In the case of Lee Jae-myung, the Democratic Party leader, they have arrested his closest aides and labeled it as election funds. This is a direct confrontation," adding, "In this situation, what other option does the Democratic Party have?"

Woo said, "In my life, this is the strongest pressure the opposition has ever faced," and added, "In my over twenty years in politics, I have never seen a government and ruling party like this. Even during the military dictatorship, it was not like this."

Regarding the criticism that the opposition is falling into the ruling party's frame of judging the opposition, he said, "That won't work," and added, "The people are not fools." He questioned, "This is a regime that calls opposition lawmakers 'this XX' and conducts raids on opposition party offices; would they say they can't run the government because the opposition is obstructing?"

He also expressed a negative stance on the theory within the party that Lee Jae-myung should take responsibility and resolve the situation. Woo criticized, "It is not sane to hand over both former President Moon and Lee Jae-myung and try to run for the National Assembly again."

While acknowledging that it is natural to feel uneasy, he said, "What other option do we have here?" Woo stated, "The moment we give in even a little internally, the fortress collapses," and added, "For now, we have no choice but to fight with maximum strength for several months."

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