Progressive elder Hong Se-hwa “Wen, not the president, but the king…will not change”

Sehwa Hong. [중앙포토]

Hong Se-hwa, a progressive elder who wrote a column that compared President Moon Jae-in as a’good king’ in November last year, criticized President Moon again, saying, “It seems difficult to expect to return as a president other than a king during the remaining term.”

In an interview with Sisa Journal on the 11th, Mr. Hong said, “I hoped that the Moon Jae-in administration, which launched with the spirit of candlelight as a banner, will succeed.” “Not a long time has passed before we faced the issue of the minimum wage. It turns out that there is no.” At least he believed it was different from before, but he couldn’t show it.

Hong also pointed out that “there is no responsibility of political leaders,” taking the example of rising house prices and the punishment law for companies with serious disasters. He said, “(The house price) was almost destroyed, but there must be a story about why this happened because I couldn’t see what variable, but there was no such thing. Regarding the Severe Disaster Act, he explained, “How can I pretend to be unaware after saying that there will be no people who shed tears due to safety issues?”

In November 2019, President Moon said, “Real estate prices are stabilizing. I am confident about real estate.” Although the Severe Accident Act passed the National Assembly on the 8th, the families of industrial accident victims protested that it was a’half-size bill’, saying, “The level of punishment is low and leaving room for the management manager to be exempt.”

Hong said, “I don’t think it’s support for President Yoon,” he said in relation to Prosecutor General Yoon Seok-yeol’s ranking first in the opposition presidential candidate’s approval rating in various polls. It was interpreted that as there is no other person in the opposition power, and it has emerged from the public through conflict with the former and current Justice Ministers, it is a reaction to the current regime and shows high approval ratings.

Mr. Hong said, “The intellectuals conveyed how much Yoon harassed the former Minister of Justice Cho Kook and did not show interest in the narratives of the workers. We cannot interpret support equally.”

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