Handonghun "Lee Jaemyung Regime Must Not Rise... Martial Law May Be Imposed to Prevent Guilty Verdict"

Han to Publish "People Come First" on the 26th
Recounts Two Weeks Following Martial Law Announcement

"Under no circumstances should the Lee Jae-myung administration come into power."

Former People Power Party leader Han Dong-hoon stated this in his book People Come First, which will be published on the 26th of this month. The publisher announced in a press release on the 25th that Han warned, "If Lee Jae-myung, the most dangerous figure in Korea and leader of the Democratic Party of Korea, gains control of the executive branch, he might resort to extreme measures such as martial law or amendments to punishment regulations to prevent guilty verdicts from the judiciary."

In the book, former leader Han records his experiences during the 14 days following the declaration of martial law on December 3rd last year. It also includes text message exchanges between Han and a senior official from the Presidential Office just before the martial law announcement.

When Han asked, "What is the situation?" the senior official replied, "It's an emergency ㅠ." When Han inquired again, "Specifically, what is the content?" the official responded with "The worst."

On his way home, Han heard the martial law announcement, and the book details how he managed to enter the National Assembly plenary session to work towards lifting the martial law. Regarding the background of his decision at the time, Han wrote, "It was because of the promise that 'politicians should protect the people, not the other way around.'"

The book also describes the overall turmoil within the ruling party after the martial law was lifted. It includes conversations between President Yoon Suk-yeol and Han leading up to the National Assembly's vote on the impeachment motion, communications with the U.S. side, and Han’s candid thoughts on the 'leftist witch hunt' related to election fraud issues.

The publisher also conveyed that the book contains Han’s personal feelings of sympathy and regret towards President Yoon. Han said, "Although the personal anguish was great, politicians must always put the people first, so public good had to come before private ties."

Han also discusses his political philosophy as a conservative and why conservatism must prevail. Furthermore, he writes about how, in the era of artificial intelligence (AI) transformation surpassing the Industrial Revolution, we should create new growth engines and how to establish a virtuous cycle between growth and welfare.

In political circles, there is speculation that former leader Han will embark on a full-fledged political path as a presidential candidate of the ruling party through the publication of this book.

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