Lee Jin-sook: “Apologize every December 3 as if it were an anniversary? I don’t agree ... Yoon should decide whether to apologize for martial law”

[Financial News]  People Power Party lawmaker Lee Jin-sook pushed back against calls from some within the party for another apology over the 2024 South Korean martial law crisis, saying, “Whether to apologize is a matter for former President Yoon Suk Yeol to decide.”
On the 10th, Lee appeared on CBS radio’s “Park Sung-tae’s News Show” and said this in response to calls within the party ahead of the first anniversary of the martial law declaration for the party to “apologize once again”: “I haven’t heard a majority within the party expressing that view.”
She continued, “I don’t think we should apologize every time December 3 comes around as if we were observing an anniversary,” adding, “I believe the People Power Party’s job is to propose policies and set a desirable course for the future of the people.”
When the host asked, “Do you mean former President Yoon and the People Power Party are separate?” Lee stressed, “Rather than putting it that way, I mean that whether to apologize is a matter for former President Yoon to decide.”
She added, “I think some lawmakers can hold that view and express that opinion,” but also said, “Don’t I have the right to my own opinion? My view is that whether to apologize is a matter for former President Yoon to decide.”
Meanwhile, Lee held back from commenting on independent lawmaker Han Dong-hoon’s possible return to the party.
She said, “Regarding disciplinary action against Rep. Han, there are relevant bodies within the party, including the ethics committee and the Party Affairs Audit Committee,” adding, “I believe the decision was made by a party body, and disciplinary action was decided accordingly.”
She added, “I believe Han’s return to the party is also a matter to be decided by the relevant bodies and party members,” and said, “I don’t think it would be appropriate for me, as just one lawmaker, to state my opinion here.”
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