"Fire broke out but the head of the family goes on a trip to clink soju glasses"... Cho Kuk fiercely criticizes Yoon's tour

Criticism of President's Central Asia Tour at Supreme Council Meeting
"Kim Geon-hee Belongs in the Prosecutor's Investigation Room, Not a Social Venue"

Jo Guk, leader of the Jo Guk Innovation Party, criticized President Yoon Seok-yeol, who embarked on a tour of three Central Asian countries, saying, "It's like the house is on fire and the whole family is running around trying to put out the fire, but the indebted head of the household is going to clink soju glasses to make friends." At the party's Supreme Council meeting held on the morning of the 10th in the lobby (Rotunda Hall) of the National Assembly main building in Yeouido, Seoul, Jo said, "(President Yoon's tour) is wrapped up as the K Silk Road cooperation initiative, but he looks carefree," adding, "His spouse, Kim Geon-hee, who had been hiding for a while, also accompanied him. Even celebrities step down from their programs and self-reflect when they cause social controversies, so is Kim Geon-hee's sense of ethics and shame any less?"

Kuk Hyukshin Party leader Cho Kuk (center) is speaking at the Supreme Council meeting held at the Rotunda Hall of the National Assembly on the morning of the 10th.
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Jo continued, "Or does he think that six months of self-reflection was enough and now he can step up in earnest?" He said, "Is he confident because he replaced the deputy prosecutors in charge of the Seoul Central District Prosecutors' Office and his own cases through President Yoon?" He also pointed out, "The place where President Yoon Seok-yeol and ministers, the official entourage, should be is not on the plane to the Silk Road but at the Emergency Economic Measures Meeting," adding, "Kim Geon-hee's place should not be the glamorous social venue where she sits face-to-face with foreign leaders' spouses but the Seoul Central District Prosecutors' Office interrogation room." Furthermore, he emphasized, "How far does he intend to drag South Korea down? Now the National Assembly must act immediately. All standing committees, especially those related to people's livelihood and the economy, must convene to diagnose the economic crisis, hold those responsible accountable, and propose measures."

Jo Guk: "We will end 'Prosecutorial Dictatorship' early and revive martyrs Park Jong-cheol and Lee Han-yeol"

On the afternoon of the 10th, the 37th anniversary of the June 10 Democratic Uprising, Jo Guk, leader of the Jo Guk Innovation Party, introduced a badge made in the image of the late martyr Park Jong-cheol to reporters before receiving a courtesy visit from Hong Cheol-ho, Senior Secretary for Political Affairs of the Presidential Office, at the National Assembly in Yeouido, Seoul.
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On the same day, marking the 37th anniversary of the June 10 Democratic Uprising, Jo declared, "The Innovation Party will end the prosecutorial dictatorship early together with the people." In his 'June 10 Democratic Uprising Commemorative Message,' Jo said, "The martyrs who went before us are being called upon again by this era," adding, "We will end the prosecutorial dictatorship early and revive martyrs Park Jong-cheol and Lee Han-yeol." He said, "On June 10, 500,000 people in 22 cities stood up and took to the squares," and "'Abolish the Constitution, Overthrow the Dictatorship,' these eight words echoed throughout the country."

He continued, "On June 26, during the Peace March, one million people broke through a police force of 60,000, and on June 29, the military dictatorship regime raised the white flag," emphasizing, "They reluctantly accepted the direct presidential election system, but democracy was restored with the blood, sweat, and tears of the people who risked their lives against military boots and tear gas." He added, "The prosecution issued non-indictment decisions for Chun Doo-hwan and Roh Tae-woo based on the absurd logic that a successful coup cannot be punished," and vowed, "We will not forget the dedication of the martyrs and will revive their legacy again."

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