Jang Ye-chan "In Yo-han's quick apology was well done... I've never heard Lee Jun-seok apologize even once"

Jang Ye-chan, the Youth Supreme Council Member of the People Power Party, praised In Yo-han, the Innovation Committee Chairman of the People Power Party, for apologizing after causing controversy by referring to former leader Lee Jun-seok as 'Junseok-i' and saying, "He has no morality; it's not Lee's fault but his parents' fault" during a lecture for party members.

On the 28th, Jang said on KBS 'Radio 1 Today,' "There can be disputes in the political process, but mentioning someone's parents or family is obviously unacceptable."

Jang Ye-chan, candidate for the Youth Supreme Council Member of the People Power Party. Photo by Hyunmin Kim kimhyun81@

In Yo-han reportedly said at the People Power Party Youth and Party Member Innovation Training event held in Taean-gun, Chungnam, the day before, "Through Korea's ondol floor culture and the warm spot education, one learns knowledge, wisdom, and morality, but Junseok has no morality," adding, "It is not Junseok's fault but largely his parents' fault," which sparked controversy over insulting Lee's parents.

Following the controversy, In Yo-han apologized within a day.

Jang said, "I want to say that Chairman In's quick apology was a good thing," but also pointed out, "However, former leader Lee Jun-seok has also repeatedly hurt and mocked those around him with harsh words. I have never heard that he apologized to anyone for that."

Regarding speculation that the 'In Yo-han Innovation Committee' might end its activities earlier than initially planned around the end of this month, Jang said, "That is something the Innovation Committee will decide internally, so we do not know separately. However, since they have proposed many significant innovation plans, the leadership evaluates it as a successful innovation that achieved more than expected."

On how the party will implement the Innovation Committee's proposals, he said, "Since each proposal from the Innovation Committee has received attention, our leadership, led by Representative Kim Ki-hyun, continues to send a message of respect," adding, "To add a personal opinion, among the proposals from the Innovation Committee, I have never opposed any of them either within the leadership or publicly. They worked very hard, and these proposals are necessary for our party's innovation."