Minhee Choi Says "Ilbe Culture Has Infiltrated Democratic Party"... Pro-Lee Jinseok Moon Demands Apology

"Some Party Members Boo and Ridicule 'Pro-Cheong' Candidates at Chungcheong Joint Speech Session"

Minhee Choi, a member of the National Assembly running for the position of Supreme Council Member of the Democratic Party of Korea, strongly criticized some party members for booing during the joint speech session held on the 1st in Gongju, Chungnam, asserting, "Ilbe culture has infiltrated the Democratic Party."

Choi Minhee, a candidate for the Supreme Council Member of the Democratic Party of Korea, is delivering her policy speech at the joint speech event for the party leader and supreme council member patrol primary held at the CJB Media Center in Cheongju, North Chungcheong Province, on the 1st. Photo by Yonhap News

Shortly after the speech session, Assemblywoman Choi posted on her social media, describing the atmosphere as a "one-against-many structure targeting Cheongrae Jung, including ridicule and boos," and stated, "Ilbe culture has even seeped into the joint speech session of the party leadership." She continued, "Please help establish a reformist leadership with Cheongrae Jung," adding, "I will set things right one by one. I will completely root out the Ilbe culture that has infiltrated the party."

Choi's comments are being interpreted as a response to some participants in the Democratic Party joint speech session held in Chungnam that day making critical remarks and booing toward candidate Jung. On the same day, candidate Lee Sungyoon of the pro-Cheongrae Jung camp, who is seeking to be re-elected as Supreme Council Member, also faced shouts such as "That's enough already" from some supporters when he said, "I have already served as Supreme Council Member once" at the joint speech session held in Cheongju, Chungbuk.

Choi's remarks were immediately met with rebuttal within the party. Moon Jinseok, a pro-Lee Jaemyung (pro-Lee Jaemyung) National Assembly member who represents Cheonan-gap-eul district in Chungnam, wrote on his social media on the same day, "Today's joint speech session in Chungnam was calmer than any previous party convention," and argued, "There was only one protest shout from a party member, saying, 'Why are you coming out again?'"

He went on to say, "It is excessive to define a party member's shout and a slight sigh as the infiltration of Ilbe culture," and added, "No matter how uncomfortable a party member's voice may be, it must be heeded. That is what a party member-sovereignty party is." He then urged Choi, "I respectfully recommend that you apologize."

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