Jang Dong-hyeok: "Han Dong-hoon Drove People Power Party and Choo Kyung-ho into a Dead End… Lost Justification for Rejoining"

People Power Party (PPP) Representative Jang Dong-hyeok criticized independent lawmaker Han Dong-hoon today (July 15), asking, "What kind of logic is it to position yourself as the person who blocked martial law and led the impeachment, while driving Daegu Mayor Choo Kyung-ho and the People Power Party into a dead end, only to suddenly want to rejoin the party?"

During an appearance on PenN Mike TV today, Representative Jang discussed the trial of Daegu Mayor Choo Kyung-ho, who was the floor leader of the People Power Party during the emergency martial law crisis, regarding charges of obstructing the vote to lift the martial law.

Referring to testimony from fellow party member Ahn Cheol-soo during Mayor Choo's trial, who stated, "I understand that the first person to notify People Power Party lawmakers to gather at the party headquarters instead of the National Assembly was then-party leader Han Dong-hoon," Jang asked, "If he continues to claim that is wrong even after Representative Ahn's testimony, is he suggesting that Mayor Choo should be punished as an accomplice to insurrection?"

Jang continued, "If former leader Han had simply said, 'I was the one who first suggested going to the party headquarters' (during the December 3 emergency martial law), this case would have taken a completely different turn. Now, the justification for discussing former leader Han's return to the party has been lost. There is no foundation left for it anymore," he argued.

Representative Jang stated, "Bringing someone into our side is not just about the person; it can be called 'addition politics' only when it strengthens our power. If it actually weakens our forces, that is 'subtraction politics'."

He added, "If you bring in a sniper who is a great shot, it would be a real help to our combat power if they fired at the enemy. But if they used those incredible shooting skills to fire at our own side, wouldn't that be a major disaster?"
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