Lee Won-wook on In Yo-han controversy: "Is this the revival of Lee Jun-seok's hate politics?"

"The Reason for Not Becoming a Great Politician Is Hate Politics, Not Yoon"

Lee Won-wook, a member of the Democratic Party of Korea, criticized former People Power Party leader Lee Jun-seok for speaking in English to Innovation Committee Chairman In Yo-han, who visited him on the 4th, saying, "I consider former leader Lee's attitude, which indirectly insults someone who is already Korean, as divisive and hateful."

On the 6th, Lee posted an article titled "Is this the revival of Lee Jun-seok's hateful politics?" on his Facebook, urging former leader Lee to "apologize promptly and politely to Chairman In."

Lee Won-wook, Member of the Democratic Party of Korea.
[Photo by Yonhap News]

Lee mentioned that former leader Lee referred to Chairman In as 'Mr. Linton,' saying, "It is not Mr. Linton. He is someone more familiar with Korean than English, and Korea is his homeland," adding, "Intentionally using English and addressing him as Mr. Linton is a deliberate gesture to show that Chairman In is still a foreigner, not a Korean."

He continued, "The reason former leader Lee fails to become a great politician is not because of President Yoon Seok-yeol or pro-Yoon factions. It is because of politics that fosters hatred and division," and criticized, "If he cannot overcome such politics, he will not be able to move forward toward the general election and the presidential election."

Criticism of racial discrimination arose over former leader Lee speaking to Chairman In in English. Chairman In, who is from Suncheon, Jeollanam-do, holds Korean nationality as the "first special naturalized citizen." Regarding this, former leader Lee appeared on a YouTube broadcast and rebutted, "I spoke considering his language proficiency, and saying that this is a racially discriminatory prejudice is an unreasonable argument."

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