Opposition Lawmaker Kwon Chil-seung Apologizes... Choi Won-il Says "I Wanted to Hit Him Once"

Former Cheonan Ship Captain "Apology Needed from Representative Lee Jae-myung and Others"

Former Cheonanham Captain Choi Won-il revealed that he received an apology after meeting with Kwon Chil-seung, the chief spokesperson of the Democratic Party of Korea.

On the 8th, Choi posted on his Facebook, saying, "I met the person who made the remark, 'What kind of face does a captain who killed all his subordinates have? It's absurd.'"

Earlier, on the 5th, Kwon Chil-seung had targeted Choi, who demanded the dismissal of Lee Rae-kyung, honorary director of the nonprofit organization Another Hundred Years, from the position of Democratic Party Innovation Committee Chair. Kwon said, "What kind of face do you have to say that? You killed all your subordinates, and it's absurd," sparking controversy over his harsh remarks.

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Choi said, "At the moment I first saw him, my body tensed up and I trembled, wanting to hit him once, but (Kwon Chil-seung) apologized for his remarks, and I protested the ongoing insulting language and demanded measures to prevent recurrence."

However, before accepting Kwon’s apology, Choi demanded an apology from Lee Jae-myung, the leader of the Democratic Party. He emphasized, "If there is no action regarding the demands for a meeting with the party leader and an apology at the party level, acceptance of the apology is impossible."

Specifically, Choi conveyed the following demands to Kwon Chil-seung: ▲An official statement from the Democratic Party on the Cheonanham attack incident ▲A meeting and apology from Lee Jae-myung, Democratic Party leader, to the Cheonanham bereaved families and surviving soldiers, as well as disciplinary measures against future offenders and prevention plans ▲Cessation of incorrect claims and remarks about the Cheonanham incident by Democratic Party members ▲Cessation of malicious comments by Democratic Party members and supporters ▲Provision of educational opportunities within the party to foster a correct understanding of the Cheonanham attack incident.

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