People Power Party Leader Jang Dong-hyuk on Friday criticized Democratic Party lawmaker Park Sung-joon, who claimed that "a significant portion of the public does not know what prosecution withdrawal means," in connection with the Democratic Party's push for a special counsel bill on fabricated indictments.
Jang shared an anecdote on his social networking service (SNS) account on Friday about being scolded after asking his elderly mother what prosecution withdrawal meant. "I met my 95-year-old mother for the first time in a while," he said. "She was grumbling, saying, 'Lee Jae-myung lied about selling his house, and now he's making a fuss about withdrawing the prosecution,' so I asked her if she knew what prosecution withdrawal meant."
"She got angry and said, 'Are you looking down on me?'" Jang said. "I told her I wasn't looking down on her, but that I was asking because Park Sung-joon of the Democratic Party said nine out of 10 people don't even know what prosecution withdrawal is."
Earlier, Park appeared on a CBS radio broadcast on the 6th of this month and said, "Ask citizens, 'What is prosecution withdrawal?' Eight or nine out of 10 don't know what it means." Jang's remarks were an indirect criticism of Park's statement.
Jang also pointed to the fire incident involving a Korean cargo ship in the Strait of Hormuz, which has been blockaded amid the war between the United States and Iran. "Even when the government should be thoroughly preparing with the possibility of an 'attack' in mind, it seems to be preparing to conclude that it wasn't one," he said.
"They handed over $500,000 to Iran, which is at war with our ally the United States, and even sent a special envoy to Iran while not even engaging in dialogue with the U.S.," he said. "It is a widely known fact that Iran is a friend of North Korea. Is there something they've been caught on?"
