"Brain Ages After 60": Ruling Party Hits Back at Rhyu Si-min for Criticizing President Lee Jae-myung

The ruling party is pouring criticism on writer Rhyu Si-min following his public remarks against President Lee Jae-myung.

The backlash has involved figures ranging from senior ruling party lawmakers to first-term members of the pro-Lee faction.

Five-term Democratic Party lawmaker Park Jie-won pointedly asked on his social media today, "Who are you looking at as an alternative, and why are you shaking the foundation of President Lee Jae-myung, who has only been in office for a year?"

Park wrote, "Rhyu harassed and shook the DJ (Kim Dae-jung) administration for all five years, yet DJ is recorded in history as one of the most successful presidents in the eyes of the people," adding, "Having harassed the DJ administration for five years is more than enough."

He continued by refuting Rhyu's past comments, stating, "Rhyu once remarked about the brain after turning 60. Now, Rhyu himself will soon enter his 70s," and added, "President Lee is also on a path to inevitable success, not inevitable failure."

Minister of Planning and Budget Park Hong-keun also joined the offensive.

He stated on his social media, "It is hard to believe this is the language of a comrade," and added, "This is nothing more than Rhyu's own speculation and imagination without any basis; this type of criticism is no different from a curse."

Lawmaker Lee Geon-tae, a pro-Lee figure who has declared his candidacy for the Supreme Council, wrote, "It is baffling for Democratic Party members and the public that someone who championed regime change more than anyone else is now prophesying the failure of the government." Lawmaker Song Jae-bong also criticized him, saying, "He is essentially performing a ritual for the Lee Jae-myung government to fail."

Previously, Rhyu appeared on the YouTube channel Maebul Show and targeted President Lee regarding the abolition of the prosecution's supplementary investigation powers, saying, "I don't know if it's reconstruction or redevelopment, but it seems he has political realignment in mind."

[Voice] Rhyu Si-min / Writer (Yesterday, YouTube 'Choi Wook's Maebul Show'): The reason prosecutorial reform has not been achieved for over a year is that the President does not want the complete separation of investigation and prosecution... Regardless of whether it is right or wrong, he is heading down a path of inevitable failure.

Rhyu added, "The planning level of the team supporting the President's 'reconstruction' and 'redevelopment' ideas, which he has not even spoken about, is pathetic."

Reported by Kim Jiuk | Video by Ahn Jun-hyeok | Graphics by Yook Do-hyun | Produced by SBS Digital News | Source: YouTube 'Choi Wook's Maebul Show'
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