Na Kyung-won, Jeon Han-gil Report to Democratic Party: "If You Speak the Uncomfortable Truth, You Become a Target"

The Democratic Party of Korea has announced plans to report a video posted by public official Korean history instructor Jeon Han-gil on his YouTube channel to Google, while Na Kyung-won, a member of the People Power Party, criticized this move, saying, "The Democratic Party has resorted to oppressive measures by abusing the system."

On the 23rd, Na stated on social media (SNS) that this clearly shows "how arrogant and dogmatic the Democratic Party is."

Na Kyung-won. Photo by Yonhap News

On the 22nd, the Democratic Party of Korea said it would report the video titled "The Confusion in the Republic of Korea Was Caused by the National Election Commission," posted by Jeon on YouTube, to Google, explaining that the intention was "to enhance the transparency and fairness of voting, which is fundamental to democracy." The People Power Party criticized this as "an attempt to suppress freedom of expression."

Na said, "We should not dismiss the Democratic Party's recent atrocity as a mere incident," adding, "This is not just oppression against an individual but a serious challenge to the rule of law and liberal democracy in the Republic of Korea." She continued, "How can a totalitarian idea to monitor and control decent citizens come from a party wearing the mask of 'democracy'?" and said, "The people are afraid." She also questioned, "Are those who speak uncomfortable truths about Lee Jae-myung, the leader of the Democratic Party, and the party itself becoming targets beyond mere silencing one by one?"

Earlier, the Democratic Party's National Communication Office announced on the 22nd that "the video titled 'The Confusion in the Republic of Korea Was Caused by the National Election Commission,' uploaded by the YouTuber 'Kkotboda Jeon Han-gil,' has received 186 reports through the Democratic Police Station." They also stated that they would formally report the video to Google. "We plan to formally report this video to Google today," they added, "and will request fundamental solutions for similar cases as well." The Democratic Party explained that they reported Jeon's video to Google on the grounds that it contained false information and malicious content, based on reports from netizens.

On the same day in the afternoon, Jeon posted an article titled "After Seeing the News That the Democratic Police Station Reported Teacher Han-gil" on the 'Jeon Han-gil Korean History Cafe.' In the video, he said, "I criticized the National Election Commission, so I find it strange that the Democratic Party is reporting me," adding, "There is nothing new in it; it is all based on previously reported materials, summarizing and organizing what is happening in the current political climate from an objective and balanced perspective as an instructor."

He continued, "Suspicions of election fraud have already been raised by Lee Jae-myung, the opposition leader, former ruling party leaders, opposition and ruling party lawmakers, the president, and the speaker of the National Assembly, all of which have been reported in the media," and said, "Many citizens have accumulated various distrusts over time, so I just said it would be good to disclose everything transparently and conduct all future elections fairly and transparently." He then questioned, "Isn't this desirable for all citizens beyond political divides?"

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