Lee Jun-seok: “Grateful to the people for preventing martial law… will fight to prevent recurrence.”

“Those who tried to cling to Yoon created a monster… It’s not just a lesson for the conservative camp”,

Lee Jun-seok, leader of the Reformation New Party, speaks at a Supreme Council meeting held at the National Assembly in Yeouido, Seoul, on the morning of the 28th. [Photo by Kwak Young-rae],
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, ‘On the 3rd, Lee Jun-seok, leader of the Reformation New Party, marked the one-year anniversary of martial law by expressing “deep gratitude to the citizens who thwarted the coup and protected democracy” and declared, “I will devote everything to fight so that the people do not have to take to the streets again when forces threatening cooperation and democracy emerge.”‘,
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, ‘In his media statement, he noted, “Today marks one year since former President Yoon Seok-youl committed the unforgivable mistake of martial law,” adding, “The basis of the martial law was a delusion of election fraud and our military has once again demonstrated that it is a people’s army that will not tolerate coups by delusional individuals.”‘,
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, ‘He emphasized, “There is a lesson that needs to be deeply embedded in the conservative camp,” specifying that “the moment you turn a blind eye to the faults and abuses of supreme power due to factional logic, that power becomes extremely corrupt and arrogant.” He pointed out that “when Yoon, the former president, found politics cumbersome and made unilateral decisions, it was those who tried to cling to him instead of controlling him early on who eventually created a monster.”‘,
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, ‘He also addressed the ruling camp, stating, “This lesson is not just for the conservative camp,” and emphasized, “Whenever any political faction tries to wield power unchecked or uses fandom as a weapon to label criticism as an enemy, we must remember today from one year ago.”‘,
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, ‘Meanwhile, regarding the court’s dismissal of the arrest warrant for Chu Kyung-ho, a former floor leader of the People Power Party, who is charged with main duties in insurrection, Lee criticized the special investigation team’s warrant request, saying, “From the start, there was only a scenario painted by the Democratic Party and pro-government YouTubers, yet not one decisive testimony was secured that stated ‘he intentionally obstructed the vote to maintain martial law’.”‘,
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, ‘He added, “After the anticipated decision to dismiss by the court, the Democratic Party is collectively threatening the Chief Justice and judges, discussing insurrection courts, law distorting charges, and filing complaints, as if threatening, ‘If you do not deliver the ruling we want, we will replace you.'”,
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