Hong Jun-pyo: "Jeon Han-gil, Warrior of Conservatism"... Democratic Party: "Seems Like They'd Embrace Jeon Du-hwan Too"

Hong Junpyo: "Jeon Hangil, Regardless of His Past, Is Now a Warrior of Conservatism"
Democratic Party: "Hong Should Clarify His Relationship with Myung Taegyun"

Hong Jun-pyo, the mayor of Daegu, recently praised Jeon Han-gil, a Korean history instructor who has repeatedly expressed opposition to the impeachment of President Yoon Seok-yeol, as a "warrior of conservatism." In response, the Democratic Party criticized, saying, "Embracing such far-right forces is no different from declaring the abandonment of constitutional spirit and the rule of law." On the 3rd, Lee Won-hyeok, deputy spokesperson for the Democratic Party, issued a statement saying, "Mayor Hong Jun-pyo insisted that we must embrace the far-right agitator Jeon Han-gil, who wants to pulverize the Constitutional Court," and added, "It is disheartening to see him bowing his head in gratitude alongside pseudo-pastor Jeon Gwang-hoon."

Mayor Hong recently expressed a supportive stance in response to a citizen's post on his online communication platform "Cheongnyeon-ui Kkum" saying, "Mayor Hong, Jeon Han-gil should never be protected." Photo by Asia Economy DB

In particular, Deputy Spokesperson Lee emphasized, "Is Representative Hong planning to dedicate the country to far-right riot forces? Jeon Han-gil, who has switched from being a history instructor to a far-right agitator, is inciting violence and terrorism to justify martial law." He continued, "Now that his relationship with Myung Tae-gyun has been revealed, is he planning to escape to the far-right forces' stronghold?" He pointed out, "It's not just Mayor Hong. Members of the People Power Party and presidential and party leadership candidates are rushing to praise far-right forces. There is concern that after Jeon Gwang-hoon and Jeon Han-gil, they might even embrace Jeon Du-hwan." Finally, Deputy Spokesperson Lee added, "Mayor Hong should stop inciting conflict and confusion in our society with extreme remarks and answer questions about his relationship with Myung Tae-gyun."

On the afternoon of the 15th, Jeon Han-gil, a Korean history instructor, is speaking at the National Emergency Prayer Meeting opposing the impeachment of President Yoon Seok-yeol and urging his release, held by the Protestant group Save Korea at Geumnam-ro, Dong-gu, Gwangju. Photo by Yonhap News.

Earlier, Mayor Hong had expressed support in response to a citizen's post on his online communication platform 'Cheongnyeon-ui Kkum' (Youth's Dream), which said, "Mayor Hong, you should never embrace Jeon Han-gil." In response, a netizen criticized, "That is no different from saying that another conservative figure, former People Power Party leader Han Dong-hoon, should also be brought along," and added, "How can someone who openly respects former President Roh Moo-hyun and boasts about receiving Roh's New Year calendar claim to be conservative and talk about patriotism?" In response to such criticism, Mayor Hong emphasized, "Regardless of Jeon Han-gil's past, he is now a warrior of conservatism."

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