Handonghun Meets Kim Hoil, President of the Korean Senior Citizens Association, Apologizes "It's All My Responsibility"

Han Dong-hoon, Emergency Response Committee Chairman of the People Power Party, apologized on the 3rd by visiting the Korea Senior Citizens Association regarding former Emergency Response Committee member Min Kyung-woo's past derogatory remarks about the elderly.

On the same day, Chairman Han visited the Korea Senior Citizens Association located in Hyochang-dong, Yongsan-gu, Seoul, and said to Kim Ho-il, President of the Korea Senior Citizens Association, "I unintentionally caused pain during the initial launch process."

He added, "It is all my responsibility, and I sincerely apologize," and said, "From now on, all members will compose themselves more carefully, be more cautious in their words and actions, and practice respect for the elderly."

In response, President Kim protested, saying, "This country, which was reduced to ashes after the Korean War, achieved the Miracle on the Han River and became one of the world's top ten economies," and added, "If you tell those elderly people to die, they would be struck by lightning and die. How could you have chosen such a person?"

On the 3rd, Han Dong-hoon, Emergency Response Committee Chairman of the People Power Party, met with Kim Ho-il, President of the Korea Senior Citizens Association Central Committee, at the Korea Senior Citizens Association in Yongsan-gu, Seoul, to apologize for the controversy over former Emergency Response Committee member Min Kyung-woo's 'elderly disparagement' remarks. Photo by Kim Hyun-min kimhyun81@

Chairman Han said, "It is my responsibility. Today is the first time I have visited an external organization since I took office a few days ago," and explained, "I thought that showing respect and admiration for those who built Korea to this point should be the starting point of my politics."

He continued, "Although I have no political experience, I believe that politics fundamentally pursues the public good," and emphasized, "One of the main pillars of what we pursue is to properly treat and respect those who have led our society to this point."

Earlier, former member Min resigned from the Emergency Response Committee position just one day after being appointed on the 30th of last month.

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