“Is this an apology?” “Rather than an explanation, it is a catastrophe”…Civil society seething over President Yoon’s statement[대통령 기자회견]

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An activist belonging to the ‘Yoon Seok-yeol OUT Youth and Student Joint Action’ is holding a hand sign that reads, ‘This is not an apology,’ condemning President Yoon Seok-yeol’s press conference in front of the presidential office in Yongsan-gu, Seoul on the afternoon of the 7th. Reporter Kim Song-i

When President Yoon Seok-yeol objected to Mrs. Kim Kun-hee‘s demand for the introduction of a special prosecution law in a public address and press conference on the 7th, calling it “political incitement,” civil society groups criticized, “Rather than resolving various suspicions, they only aroused public anger by avoiding responsibility.” .

People’s Solidarity for Participatory Democracy issued a statement that day, saying, “Even in a situation where public opinion was confirmed to be more than 50% of the people calling for his resignation, resignation, and impeachment, the president’s response was pushed by public opinion to say, ‘I apologize, but I will go my own way.’” “It was a statement that only confirmed that even after two and a half years in office, he still does not understand the public responsibility that comes with his constitutional position as president,” he commented.

He continued, “If the president does not change, the sovereign people have no choice but to come forward and change the president’s thoughts and actions.” He continued, “With the right of veto blocked, we are raising our voices demanding the introduction of a special prosecution law that will reveal the truth about the corporal special prosecution law and intervention in nominations that are suspected of being serious violations of the Constitution.” “We will act,” he said.

The Citizens’ Coalition for Economic Justice said, “The President reduced the suspicion of Mrs. Kim’s involvement in state affairs to a problem that arose simply because Ms. Kim failed to isolate herself and tried to communicate directly,” and added, “The refusal to conduct a special investigation regarding Ms. Kim is completely incomprehensible.” He continued, “We strongly urge a thorough explanation, acceptance of a special prosecutor for Ms. Kim, a complete reorganization of the President’s Office, and fulfillment of legal and political responsibility for all suspicions.”

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Activists from the ‘Suk-Yeol Yoon OUT Youth and Student Joint Action’ are performing a performance revising President Seok-Yeol Yoon’s apology in his public address in front of the presidential office in Yongsan-gu, Seoul on the afternoon of the 7th. Reporter Kim Song-i

‘Yoon Seok-yeol OUT Youth and Student Joint Action’ held a press conference across from the President’s Office in Yongsan-gu, Seoul this afternoon and said, “President Yoon’s apology to the public was consistent with denial and evasion of responsibility, rather than resolving suspicions of government manipulation and public anger.”

Kang Sae-bom, national representative of the Progressive University Student Network, said, “The president parrot-likely said that he would push ahead with the national policy, diplomacy, and people’s livelihood, but if he had at least been aware that he was the president, he should not have done that today,” and added, “With today’s statement, democracy and “We painfully confirmed once again that we are no country that can take responsibility for the safety, happiness, and future of our people,” he said.

Hong Hee-jin, leader of the Youth Progressive Party, said, “The fact that the President himself bowed his head and apologized when asked why he apologized and said, ‘I can’t go into specifics,’ is like admitting that bowing his head was just a pretense of apologizing.” He continued, “The people were not curious about how naive Mrs. Kim was, but they wanted an answer as to whether an unqualified person was involved in running state affairs.”