Thursday, October 8, 2026

Jung Bong-ju: “Forming a team dedicated to Han” ... Han Dong-hoon: “Pathetic—has the Democratic Party of Korea really stooped to nurturing even a convicted criminal?”

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2026-10-08 08:36:15
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2026-10-08 08:36:15
Jung Bong-ju, a special planning aide to the leader of the Democratic Party of Korea (DPK) (left), and independent lawmaker Han Dong-hoon. Photo: Newsis, News1

[The Financial News]  Special planning aide to the DPK leader Jung Bong-ju said he would form a team dedicated to independent lawmaker Han Dong-hoon, who hit back, calling the move “pathetic.”
On the 7th, Jung appeared on the YouTube channel “Kim Eo-jun’s News Factory” and said, “Just as three teams were mobilized when we went after Lee Myung-bak, we have decided to form Team Jung Bong-ju.”
Jung said, “Just as Rep. Kim Hyun-mi was in charge of the ‘Kim Yoon-ok Team,’ I was in charge of the ‘BBK Team,’ and Rep. Kang Gi-jung was in charge of the ‘Petty Criminals Team’ in the task force targeting Lee Myung-bak, the work should be divided by area and a Family Team, Digital Team and Hyundai High School Team should be formed. The Hyundai High School Team would handle those advising Rep. Han; the Digital Team, matters related to digital investigations; and the Family Team, investigations related to the probe into the party members’ bulletin board.”
He went on to claim, “If a proper digital investigation gets underway, I think a lot will come out,” adding, “I see it as almost like having relocated the Prosecutors’ Office.” 
On the controversy over the party members’ bulletin board, he said, “It’s more likely that one person wrote the posts alone using family members’ names, rather than that the family wrote them,” and criticized it as “illegal—in technical terms, running a human macro.”
That same day, Han shared a related article on his Facebook page and criticized the Democratic Party of Korea, saying, “Has the Democratic Party really stooped to nurturing even a convicted criminal political thug like this?” He added, “Pathetic.”
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