Lee Jae-myeong, leader of the Democratic Party of Korea, looks stern at the Supreme Council meeting held at the National Assembly on October 30. Yonhap News Park Soo-young, People Power Party National Assembly member Facebook
People Power Party National Assembly member Park Soo-young explained why Lee Jae-myeong, leader of the Democratic Party of Korea, “dismissed” party lawmaker Kim Woo-young, who recently made hateful remarks about judge-turned-Korea Communications Commission vice-chairman Kim Tae-gyu, from his position as head of the party’s political affairs coordination office by saying, “I want to minimize the sentence.” “Because it is a fatal remark,” he analyzed.
▶Rep. Park Soo-young posted a post on Facebook at around 8:30 a.m. on the 2nd with the title ‘Nervous Jae-myung Lee’. On October 24, Rep. Kim Woo-young said, ‘On the subject of being a judge,’ and on October 30, Representative Jae-myeong Lee. The context of the timeline was explained, including the stern warning of Rep. Kim Woo-young and his resignation as head of the Office for Political Affairs Coordination on October 31. This timeline is expected to continue with Representative Lee Jae-myung’s first trial sentencing on charges of violating the Public Official Election Act on November 15th, and his first sentence on charges of instigation of perjury on November 25th.
Rep. Park Soo-young said, “Rep. Lee Jae-myeong, who is about to face a trial, appears to be anxious,” and added, “The harsh remarks by the Democratic Party of Korea (Democratic Party) lawmakers are not something that happened yesterday or just one or two people, but his closest close associate, Rep. Kang Seong Kim Woo-young, resigned from the position of head of the party’s political affairs coordination office. “This is a position that Rep. Lee Jae-myeong attaches great importance to, as it was previously held by his closest associate Jeong Jin-sang.”
He continued, “As you know, the reason Kim Woo-young was treated strictly was because he said harsh words to Vice Chairman Kim Tae-gyu, ‘This bastard used to be a judge.’” He added, “Guilty is certain, and it is a fatal remark for Rep. Lee Jae-myeong, who wants to minimize the sentence anyway. Probably Rep. Lee Jae-myung “He probably couldn’t sleep that night.”
This means that Rep. Kim Woo-young must have been strongly aware of the concern that his remarks would provoke the judges in charge of Lee Jae-myeong’s trial.
▶In fact, from Rep. Kim Woo-young’s position, it seems like he was trying to eliminate these concerns as much as possible.
Kim Woo-young, National Assembly member of the Democratic Party of Korea, Facebook
Rep. Kim Woo-young not only apologized to Vice Chairman Kim Tae-gyu in a post titled ‘Explanation of comments made by a former judge and resignation from party position’ posted on Facebook at around 9:19 pm on October 31, but also apologized to Vice Chairman Kim Tae-gyu. He expressed his apologies to Representative Lee Jae-myung, saying, “I brought great pressure to the party and its leader due to my momentary emotions.”
In addition, he expressed his condolences to all judges in Korea for their hard work, saying, “I believe that the courts are the last bastion of the democratic constitution of the Republic of Korea, and the conscience of the judges. I also apologize to all the judges who remain faithful to their conscience of the law in the arduous courtrooms on the front lines.” He also expressed his apology.
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However, here, the expression “The last bastion of the democratic constitution of the Republic of Korea is the court. I trust the conscience of the judges” was expressed by Rep. Kim Woo-young, who appeared on MBN’s YouTube channel ‘Underworld – I am a Politician’ on September 19, raising concerns about the conviction of Representative Lee Jae-myeong in the trial. In response to the host’s question regarding the party’s measures, he seemed to be repeating what he said, “Isn’t our country’s judicial system the last bastion? Isn’t that right? That’s why we have to trust the conscience of the judges.”
▶ At the end of the following Facebook post, Rep. Park Soo-young said, “Anyway, what will Lee Jae-myung, who is anxious, do such as going out on the streets starting today (‘National Rally to Condemn Kim Kun-hee’s Mismanagement of State Affairs’, which will be held in the area around Exit 4 of Seoul Station from 2 p.m. on the 2nd)?” “It is an unknown situation,” he predicted. “However, I believe that after the guilty verdict, he will lose his grip on the Double Party and his approval ratings will drop.”
Meanwhile, as of 12:30 p.m. on the 2nd, Rep. Kim Woo-young had not deleted the phrase ‘Party Representative Political Coordination Office Director’ from his Facebook photo. Of course, this may be a sign that the person has held the position.
However, in the case of the Instagram profile, the positions and titles held are listed separately between ‘former’ and ‘current’, but the party representative’s head of the political affairs coordination office is still classified as current.
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