People Power Party: "Lee Jae-myung, Can't You Empathize with the Suffering Around You?... You Must Become Human First"

"Forced Sacrifice on Close Aides, Then Blaming Others Again"

On the 12th, the People Power Party emphasized the responsibility of Lee Jae-myung, leader of the Democratic Party of Korea, by mentioning the death of his former secretary chief during his time as governor of Gyeonggi Province. The People Power Party pointed out that Lee is trying to evade responsibility by criticizing the president and the government.

Jang Dong-hyuk, the floor spokesperson for the People Power Party, said, "Yesterday, Lee went out on the street and said, 'The president seems to be deaf' and 'Do not follow the footsteps of the Park Geun-hye administration, which betrayed the justice of history and fell,'" calling it a "shocking self-confession." Jang added, "Lee forced his close aides to take responsibility and make sacrifices, and while he was consoling the bereaved families by digging into their wounds, he immediately turned around and blamed others again. Is this 'Lee Jae-myung-style politics'? Lee’s former secretary chief left a note saying, 'I did the given work, but the prosecution’s investigation is unfair,' and 'You know well about Lee Jae-myung’s responsibility regarding the investigation.' Even the deceased, whom Lee cherished the most, is pointing to him."

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Jang cited a remark by Yoon Young-chan, a Democratic Party lawmaker, on social media, saying, "Even within the Democratic Party, there are criticisms that 'Lee should take moral responsibility, and that is human and humane.'"

He added, "I hope Lee reflects on himself at this point. If he cannot empathize with the pain, lives, and tears of those around him, isn’t that ‘immoral politics’? Who is truly deaf, blind, and has a hardened heart? Before politics, one must first be a human, a person."

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