Hong Jun-pyo "If dismissed, chaos; if accepted, war... Chaos is better than war"

Hong Joon-pyo, the mayor of Daegu, commented on the Constitutional Court's impeachment trial of President Yoon Seok-yeol, stating, "If dismissed, there will be chaos; if accepted, war; a difficult situation for South Korea," and added, "Still, isn't chaos better than war?"

Hong Joon-pyo, Mayor of Daegu. Photo by Yonhap News

On the 8th, Mayor Hong wrote on his Facebook, calling it a "difficult situation for South Korea," and said, "We must eradicate the prosecution's private organizations, the court's Hana Group, and the corrupt organizations within the National Election Commission," and insisted, "The Constitutional Court and the Corruption Investigation Office for High-ranking Officials must be abolished. There is a mountain of work ahead."

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