Hong Joon-pyo, the mayor of Daegu, strongly criticized the impeachment motion against Acting Prime Minister Han Duck-soo, calling it “the pinnacle of thug gang politics.” On the 27th, Hong expressed his views on Facebook, stating, “The impeachment motion against Acting Prime Minister Han Duck-soo is the pinnacle of thug gang politics.” He went on to say, “If you don’t listen to me, they’ll beat you up. There’s no logic or justification,” criticizing it as an act akin to “back alley thuggery.”
He emphasized, “No matter what happens to the country or the people, I must seize power, and if anything gets in the way, I’ll beat it down.” Hong further remarked, “This is back alley gangster politics, and that’s what thug gang politics is. That’s how they have always operated from way back.”