Park Chandae "Lee Jaemyung Attacked Again Shortly After... Risking Life for Politics"

Baek Hyunjin Attacked by Teenage Middle School Student... 23 Days After Lee Jae-myung Terror
"Hate, Violence, Assault... Greater Responsibility on Politicians"

Park Chan-dae, a Supreme Council Member of the Democratic Party of Korea, commented on the incident where Baek Hyun-jin, a member of the People Power Party, was attacked with a stone by a teenage middle school student, saying, "Politics in our country feels like a war, and the citizens watching are fighting alongside." He added, "Our politicians bear great responsibility for attacking opponents until they die, not with policies and opinions, but with hatred, violence, and assaults."

On the 26th, on KBS Radio's 'Jeon Jong-cheol's Jeonggyeok Sisa,' Park said, "I saw Lee Jae-myung, the leader of the Democratic Party, bleeding and lying down at the scene of a terror attack, being urgently transported, and shortly after, I saw the scene of Baek's assault. Such incidents should never happen."

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Baek was attacked at 5:18 p.m. the previous day at the entrance of a building in Sinsa-dong, Gangnam-gu, by a suspect who rushed at her and struck her head, causing her to bleed and collapse. This marks another political terror incident just 23 days after the attack on Lee in Busan on the 2nd. Baek was transported to a nearby university hospital, received emergency treatment, and is currently hospitalized under observation.

Park said, "There used to be a saying, 'playing Go with one's life at stake,'" and added, "I feel that politicians have come to a point where they are risking their lives in politics." He continued, "Considering the current issues in our country and the suffering of the people, the attitude of risking one's life in politics might be desirable, but situations where life is threatened need to be reconsidered."

He further stated, "Politicians must exchange opinions not only with petitioners, citizens, and supporters but also with those who oppose them," and pointed out, "They always need to meet and interact with people, but if there is a possibility of terror or a threat to life, that is a problem." He emphasized, "This is not just a problem for politicians or citizens alone. We must work together to solve the problem and establish countermeasures through thorough investigations of crimes."

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