Former People Power Party (PPP) leader Han Dong-hoon criticized the party's resolution declaring a break from former President Yoon Suk-yeol, saying "there is nothing new for the public" and that "the party will be judged not by words but by whether it normalizes internal purge politics."
Appearing on KBS's "Breaking News" program on the 10th, Han assessed the resolution adopted the previous day under the names of all PPP lawmakers. "Of course, party leadership figures like Representative Jang Dong-hyuk didn't say such things before, but this level of statement was already made by floor leader Song Eon-seok back on December 3rd," he said. "So there's nothing new here, and to the public, it sounds like very old news."
Han also pointed out that some passages were ambiguous in meaning. "There are parts that will puzzle the public, wondering what this means, because they're written in ways that invite misunderstanding about what exactly is being opposed," he said, citing the resolution's statement that the party "opposes all arguments demanding the president's political return."
"How could someone sentenced to life imprisonment, who will very likely remain incarcerated for the foreseeable future, possibly make a political comeback?" Han said flatly. "That's already physically impossible."
He continued: "Saying we oppose Yoon's political return risks obscuring the essence of breaking from the 'Yoon Again' line. Rather than opposing Yoon's political return, which doesn't even exist in reality, they should clearly oppose martial law advocacy, impeachment opposition, and election fraud conspiracy theories."
Han emphasized that the leadership's future actions matter more than the resolution's content. "A politician's sincerity is not judged by words. It's judged by practice and action," he said. "The public will be watching whether the party stops the successive purge politics of the 'Yoon Again' faction—which even the courts have struck down as unconstitutional—and whether it normalizes the party by replacing those responsible for the purges."
The remarks were interpreted as targeting PPP Ethics Committee Chairman Yoon Min-woo, who has led disciplinary actions against Han and other pro-Han figures within the party.
"If they say they're cutting ties because the 'Yoon Again' line was wrong, but continue the abnormal 'Yoon Again' purge politics without normalizing it, won't the public feel deceived again?" Han asked.
