Handonghun Visits Korea Senior Citizens Association on the 3rd... Mingyungwoo Repeatedly Apologizes for 'Elderly Disparagement' Remarks

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Han Dong-hoon, Emergency Response Committee Chairman of the People Power Party, will visit the Korea Senior Citizens Association on the 3rd to apologize for the controversy over Min Kyung-woo, former Emergency Response Committee member's derogatory remarks about the elderly.

According to political circles on the 1st, Chairman Han is scheduled to visit the Korea Senior Citizens Association office in Yongsan-gu on the afternoon of the 3rd to meet with Chairman Kim Ho-il and express his apology.

Handonghun, Emergency Response Committee Chairman of the People Power Party, is speaking at the 1st Emergency Response Committee meeting held at the National Assembly on the 29th. Photo by Hyunmin Kim kimhyun81@

Min, who was appointed on the 29th of last month, sparked controversy when a statement he made on a YouTube channel last October became known: "The greatest tragedy right now is that old people live too long. They should pass away quickly." He resigned just one day after his appointment. Regarding this, Jeong Gwang-jae, spokesperson for the People Power Party, said the day before, "The People Power Party, which knows how to reflect and take responsibility, is different from the 'double standards' Democratic Party," adding, "Former Emergency Response Committee member Min sincerely apologized multiple times for his imprudent remarks, reflected on them, and took responsibility by resigning from the committee."

When the controversy grew, Chairman Han called Chairman Kim, who was overseas at the time, once to apologize by phone, and after Kim recently returned to the country, Han decided to meet him in person to formally convey his apology.

After the Central Party's New Year's meeting on the same day, Chairman Han told reporters about Min's remarks, "There were very inappropriate remarks, and I do not agree with them," adding, "We will be more careful with our words and actions in the future and work diligently on what we need to do."

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