Lee Jae-myung: "Yoon Government's Forced Mobilization Compensation Plan is a Disgrace"... People Power Party: "Moon Government Did Nothing"

Assemblyman Jang Dong-hyuk [Image source=Yonhap News]

The People Power Party on the 11th questioned the opposition figures' criticism of the government's 'third-party payment' solution for compensation of forced labor victims, asking, "What exactly did the Moon Jae-in administration do for nearly four years since the 2018 Supreme Court final ruling?"

Jang Dong-hyuk, the floor spokesman, said in a statement, "This measure is a difficult decision made for the sake of a progressive Korea-Japan relationship despite knowing the national criticism. If the state does not have the best option that the people want, it must at least choose the next best option." He added, "The Moon Jae-in administration gave up on that, but the Yoon Suk-yeol administration chose to make a decision. That is the image of a responsible president."

Jang also asked, "I want to ask the Justice Party and the Progressive Party. Did you ever demand the Moon Jae-in administration to take follow-up measures according to the Supreme Court ruling?" He questioned, "Didn’t you just put a spoon on the bamboo spear song that former Minister Cho Kuk sang?"

Targeting Lee Jae-myung, the Democratic Party leader who attended the rally, Jang said, "It has not even been a day since you mourned your aide who left a will telling you to quit politics," and raised his voice, "Did you really have to get on the stage of the anti-government rally today? What is so urgent?"

In his speech at the rally that day, Lee said, "How has this country, which was built with the blood and lives of Kim Gu, Yu Gwan-sun, An Jung-geun, and Yun Bong-gil, come to this?" He criticized, "The humiliating forced labor compensation plan has created a disgraceful scene of bowing to Japan again."

Lee Jae-myung Representative [Image source=Yonhap News]

In response, Jang said, "If you do not intend to bring democracy and the rule of law to death, please stop now," adding, "If you take one more step here, that will be madness to survive alone after everyone else dies."

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