Park Yong-jin Criticizes "Yoon Seems Trapped in a Rabbit Hutch While Trying to Catch His Core Supporters"

"Decline in Approval Ratings and Reckless Government Actions, Wrongly Blaming Previous Administration"

Park Yong-jin, Democratic Party of Korea lawmaker. Photo by Yoon Dong-joo doso7@

[Asia Economy Intern Reporter Kim Yoon-jin] On the 4th, Park Yong-jin, a member of the Democratic Party of Korea, criticized President Yoon Seok-yeol's recent actions as "looking like being trapped in a rabbit hutch."

On the 4th, Park appeared on BBS Radio's 'Jeon Young-shin's Morning Journal' and said, "(President Yoon) is trying to catch even the 'house rabbits' due to the decline in approval ratings caused by his and the ruling party's incompetence, and is repeatedly taking various reckless national policy measures." He pointed out, "If he keeps taking such reckless steps, it will be difficult to find the capacity to govern in the future, and he will fall into a situation where he cannot move at all."

Regarding the Board of Audit and Inspection notifying former President Moon Jae-in of a written investigation related to the shooting incident of government officials in the West Sea, Park described it as "not only rude but also an unreasonable political audit." Park said, "I believe the Board of Audit and Inspection is acting as a kind of henchman conducting a political crackdown," and countered, "If there are points to be inspected, why did the Coast Guard and Ministry of National Defense, who previously said it was a defection to the North, change their stance after the regime changed? That is the problem."

Park drew a clear line on claims that written investigations had been conducted on former presidents before, saying, "The cases are completely different." He mentioned that a written inquiry related to the Yulgok project was issued to former President Roh Tae-woo and said, "At that time, President Kim Young-sam opposed the audit, fearing it could be misunderstood as political oppression, but now, under the Board of Audit and Inspection, which claims to be a supporting institution for the president's governance, it seems they are conducting a blame-shifting audit on the previous administration during the early period of the current government, whose approval ratings have fallen."

He continued, "Isn't this an attempt to cover up the continuously falling national approval ratings, controversies in diplomatic tours, and foul language scandals by speeding up investigations and sowing division against the previous government?" He also refuted the claim that the Democratic Party is attacking President Yoon to avoid the judicial risks of its leader Lee Jae-myung.

Park warned, "He is trying to control even the 'house rabbits' to rally the conservative base that once supported him, but I warn once again that all the rabbits will run away, and he himself will be stuck in the rabbit hutch without any way to move."

After the broadcast, Park posted on his Facebook, "A president trapped in a rabbit hutch can never catch two rabbits (wild rabbits and house rabbits)," and advised, "I hope the ruling party does not see the opposition's criticisms, public criticism, and media scrutiny as attacks or political strife but rather renews national governance."

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