Yeo: "Song Young-gil, zero points for reflection and responsibility... Entire Democratic Party's solidarity tainted"

"Song's Paris New Wave Play Reveals Moral Insensitivity"
Yoon Jae-ok Emphasizes Active Cooperation in Investigation
Kim Byung-min Criticizes 86 Movement Faction's Unity

The People Power Party launched a relentless offensive, criticizing former Democratic Party leader Song Young-gil and the Democratic Party as the key figures in the 2021 Democratic Party leadership election 'money envelope' scandal.

Kim Ki-hyun, leader of the People Power Party, said at the Supreme Council meeting held at the National Assembly on the morning of the 24th, "Song's melodrama in Paris, which ignores the core issue and appeals only to emotions, has only reaffirmed the Democratic Party's serious moral insensitivity," and directly criticized, "Their reflection and responsibility score zero."

Earlier, Song Young-gil, who is staying in Paris, France, held a press conference on the 22nd (local time) and announced his intention to take moral responsibility for the money envelope incident by leaving the Democratic Party and returning to Korea to undergo prosecution investigation.

In response, Kim pointed to Song's resignation, saying, "In the Democratic Party, where fake resignations are habitual, Song's temporary resignation is not an attitude of taking responsibility at all," and criticized, "Song, who claims to be a patriot alone despite setting the house on fire, rather shows the Democratic Party's irresponsible true face."

Kim Ki-hyun, the leader of the People Power Party, is speaking at the Supreme Council meeting held at the National Assembly on the 24th. Photo by Kim Hyun-min kimhyun81@

Kim also pointed out, "Among the dozens of names mentioned in the Democratic Party money envelope scandal, yesterday, allegations were raised that Representative Jin Sung-jun collected money from local councilors and district residents under the name of school development funds," adding, "From the rustling sound of money envelopes to lawmakers who received large sums from Lime Fund's Kim Bong-hyun, the smell of money envelopes is everywhere in the Democratic Party. At this point, it is no exaggeration to say that the entire Democratic Party is contaminated with greed."

He continued, "From the perspective of the Democratic Party, which is busy shielding party leader Lee Jae-myung, the main figure in the largest power-type corruption scandal since the founding of Korea, Song's corruption charges may seem trivial, but from the perspective of ordinary people with common sense, it only clearly reveals the Democratic Party's serious moral insensitivity to corruption at its base."

Yoon Jae-ok, floor leader of the People Power Party, urged Song Young-gil to actively cooperate with the investigation. Yoon emphasized, "This Democratic Party money envelope scandal is not the deviation of one or two lawmakers but a collective crime involving dozens. The problem will not be solved by having one or two people resign," and added, "What the Democratic Party and Song need is not to mislead the public with excuses but to actively cooperate with the prosecution investigation and await the judiciary's judgment."

Kim Byung-min, a Supreme Council member of the People Power Party, sharply criticized some Democratic Party members who described Song as 'having little greed' and 'truly a great figure.' Kim said, "If even the Justice Party lashes out in anger at the Democratic Party's outdated and backward politics and Song's evasive tactics, how bad must it be?" and added, "The shamelessness of turning the key figure of the money envelope scandal into a modest and ascetic politician shows how the unified front of the 86 activist generation has corrupted and devastated our politics."

Song Young-gil, who had been staying in France since December last year as a visiting professor at Paris School of Management, will return early at 3 p.m. today.

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