Lee Jun-seok "Let's have a one-on-one debate on election fraud" vs Hwang Kyo-ahn "Let's all face off together"

Hwang Kyo-ahn Counters With "Let's All Debate Together"
Lee Jun-seok Responds, "For a Well-Organized Discussion, It Should Be One-on-One"

Lee Jun-seok, a member of the Reform New Party, proposed a one-on-one debate with former Prime Minister Hwang Kyo-ahn regarding election fraud. On the afternoon of the 21st, Lee posted on his Facebook, asking Hwang, "Wouldn't a one-on-one debate be appropriate to deliver a well-organized message to the people?" and urged, "Please make a decision. Why do you keep avoiding the election fraud debate?"

Earlier, on the 15th, Lee also said on MBC Radio's 'Kwon Soon-pyo's News High Kick,' "I proposed through terrestrial broadcasters or radio talk programs that I would have an unlimited debate with former Prime Minister Hwang Kyo-ahn and asked to make time, and the producers were very positive about it," adding, "But Hwang has rejected all debates with me so far. I am asking him to accept this proposal again." He further stated, "Since former Prime Minister Hwang is like the progenitor of the election fraud theory, no one else should come out; I need to talk with Hwang, who is the leader in his own right," and proposed, "I will accept any format. For example, 3-on-1 is fine. Hwang Kyo-ahn and Yoon Seok-youl versus Lee Jun-seok is also acceptable."

Lee Jun-seok, Member of the Reform New Party, and Hwang Kyo-ahn, former Prime Minister. Photo by Kim Hyun-min

In response to Lee's persistent demand for a 'one-on-one final debate' on the election fraud theory, Hwang countered on Channel A Radio's 'Political Signal' on the same day, saying, "Cheon Amugae (Cheon Ha-ram) says let's do it, Ha Amugae (Ha Tae-kyung) also says let's do it, right?" and added, "Then I would have to be debating all the time. It's hard enough to protect the country; where would I find the time for that?" He proposed that everyone come out and debate at once. Hwang, who has consistently claimed that the election fraud allegations are true, also criticized the Supreme Court's July 2022 dismissal of former People Power Party lawmaker Min Kyung-wook's 'election fraud lawsuit,' which stated that large-scale organization and resources are necessary for election fraud and that the plaintiff failed to prove the perpetrators of the fraud, saying, "There are many errors in the judgment itself."

Regarding his reason for providing free legal defense for the youths arrested during the West District Court intrusion incident, Hwang explained, "Why would innocent teenagers and people in their 20s and 30s do such a thing?" He emphasized, "They came out because they could not tolerate the collapse of the country, so I thought adults should take care of them." He added, "We always followed the law during our rallies. The illegal acts were mainly committed by the left," and criticized, "It is absurd to criticize the youths now after causing situations that made young students inevitably angry." He also reiterated, "When I met them, they all said, 'We don't know why this happened.' These people are truly innocent young people."

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