Park Ji-hyun "Lee Jae-myung should disband Cheoreomhwe... Save youth suffering from fandom politics"

Democratic Party Youth Who Criticized Coin Allegations Suffer Attacks from Zealous Fandom

Park Ji-hyun, former Emergency Response Committee Chairperson of the Democratic Party of Korea, urged Representative Lee Jae-myung on the 16th to make a decisive move to disband the Cheoreomhoe. She emphasized the need to boldly break away from fandom politics that protect independent lawmaker Kim Nam-guk, who is embroiled in a coin controversy.

On the same day, Park criticized the harassment faced by young politicians who held Kim accountable, through social media (SNS), calling for a "breakup with fandom politics."

Former Emergency Response Committee Chairperson of the Democratic Party of Korea, Park Ji-hyun [Image source=Yonhap News]

She stated, "The fervent fandom is fiercely criticizing the youth and the National University Committee who held a press conference criticizing lawmaker Kim Nam-guk's coin allegations," and questioned, "Open violence is happening within the party, so what exactly is the representative doing?" Park added, "One of the young people under attack said, 'It feels like someone has to die for this to end,' trembling in fear," and introduced that "there are even posts circulating trying to expose the positions of the youth."

Park said, "The nature of violence is that the more it is neglected, the more it targets the powerless," and questioned, "They are even telling people to die. Is this something that should lead to death?" She continued, "The breakup with fandom politics that I have persistently advocated for must really happen now," and added, "The scope of violent acts must be clearly defined, and when reports come in, the party member involved should be swiftly expelled."

Directly mentioning Representative Lee, Park urged, "The Cheoreomhoe that protects lawmaker Kim must be disbanded, and the fervent fandom politics that protect Kim Nam-guk and support Cheoreomhoe must be decisively cut off," warning, "The longer Representative Lee hesitates, the more severe the violence against young members within the party will become."

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