Lee Jun-seok: "No Need to Analyze Martial Law Reason... Yoon Is Just a Strange Person"

Lee Jun-seok, a member of the Reform New Party, claimed that there is no need to analyze the reason behind President Yoon Seok-yeol's declaration of martial law, harshly criticizing him as "such a strange person that you can just think he declared martial law on an impulsive 'uk' moment." He also warned, "Why doesn't anyone think that (President Yoon) might do something even more extreme than martial law?" and added, "I have felt that this person takes military provocations lightly."

Assemblyman Lee Jun-seok. Photo by Yonhap News

In a phone interview with Channel A Radio's 'Political Signal' on the 5th, Lee responded to the host's question, "I'm curious why President Yoon declared martial law knowing it would soon be lifted," by saying, "There is no need to analyze this person deeply. Analysis is meaningless. He is a strange person. You shouldn't analyze 'why did he do that?' about a strange person." He added, "If you see someone running around and shouting in the subway, do you seriously analyze why they act that way? You just think, 'They probably had some alcohol.'"

Regarding President Yoon's claims that martial law was declared because "South Korea might collapse due to pro-North leftists" and "the National Assembly is trying to kill me," Lee described these as "delusions." He pointed out that this mentality of President Yoon manifested in the declaration of martial law and said, "Why doesn't anyone think that (President Yoon) might do something even more extreme than martial law?" He also said, "I have felt for some time that this person takes military provocations lightly."

Lee also strongly criticized the conservative camp's opposition to impeachment. He said, "Within the conservative camp, some people argue that if President Yoon resigns or is impeached, it would make Lee Jae-myung, the Democratic Party leader, president, so they oppose it," and pointed out, "Saying that means President Yoon doesn't have to take responsibility for this situation is like saying the conservative camp wants to perish."

He continued, "Do you think young people would hear that and say, 'Oh, okay. Since Lee Jae-myung can't become president, we should support Yoon Seok-yeol'?" He criticized, "That only engraves in the minds of the 20s and 30s generation that the conservatives are a group that turns a blind eye to even rebellion just for electoral advantage."

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