Reform New Party lawmaker Lee Jun-seok says, “If the President cannot solve the problem, the people will be disappointed.”,
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| Lee Jun-seok, Reform New Party lawmaker. Yonhap News |
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, ‘ On the 12th, Lee Jun-seok, a lawmaker from the Reform New Party, expressed his dismay over the deterioration of national holidays due to the issue of the appointment of the Independence Hall of Korea’s chairman.” He urged President Yoon Suk-yeol to take direct action to resolve all these issues.’,
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, ‘ In a post on his social media, Representative Lee wrote, “Starting from the issue of relocating the statue of Hong Beom-do, I hope that the President will directly address and resolve these issues.” He mentioned Lee Jong-chan, the Independence Movement hero, and Speaker Wo Won-sik.’,
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, ‘ Lee, the chairman, known as a longtime friend of President Yoon, has threatened to boycott the ceremony for the National Liberation Day on the 15th if the appointment of Kim Hyeong-seok as the head of the Independence Hall is not withdrawn.’,
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, ‘ Representative Lee criticized, “We have already caused disappointment to the President with the sudden issue of relocating the statue of Hong Beom-do. If we had sincerely apologized and promised to prevent a recurrence to Chairman Lee Jong-chan regarding the issue of relocating the statue of Hong Beom-do, this embarrassing situation may not have occurred.”‘,
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, ‘ Previously, the chairman, at a commemoration event for the 103rd anniversary of the Battle of Cheongsan-ri, hosted by the Baekya Kim Jwa-jin General Memorial Association in December last year, mentioned that the recent mistreatment of independence heroes has deeply hurt our hearts, leading to interpretations that criticized the movement to relocate the statue of General Hong Beom-do within the Army Military Academy. The chairman has a critical stance on the relocation of the statue of General Hong Beom-do.’,
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, ‘ Speaker Wo Won-sik, who is the great-grandson of independence activist Kim Han-ui and the chairman of the Yecheon Hong Beom-do General Memorial Association, is also demanding the cancellation of the plan to relocate the statue of General Hong Beom-do, directed towards President Yoon and the government.’,
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, ‘ Representative Lee urged quick action from President Yoon, saying, “If this issue is not resolved by August 14, the people will be greatly disappointed.” The Reform New Party is the only opposition party that has expressed its intention to attend the National Liberation Day ceremony.’,
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