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Far-right YouTuber urges Han Dong-hoon to help Park Min-sik, citing Park Geun-hye's sentence

From Dong-A Ilbo · () Korean

Translated from Korean and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.

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  • YouTuber Ko Sung-guk, known for his far-right views, urged Han Dong-hoon to help Park Min-sik in the Busan by-election.
  • Ko claimed Han Dong-hoon sought a 30-year sentence for former President Park Geun-hye during the state affairs corruption scandal.
  • He asked Park Geun-hye to visit Busan and help Park Min-sik, framing it as correcting a history of betrayal.

YouTuber Ko Sung-guk, identified with far-right leanings, has called on Han Dong-hoon, an independent candidate in the Busan by-election, to support Park Min-sik, a candidate from the People Power Party.

Busan Buk-gap, please visit. It can be a historic feat to correct the history of betrayal with President Park's power.

· Ko Sung-gukAppealing to former President Park Geun-hye during a YouTube live broadcast.

Ko made the appeal during a YouTube live broadcast, stating that Han Dong-hoon sought a 30-year prison sentence for former President Park Geun-hye during the state affairs corruption scandal. Ko urged Park Geun-hye to visit Busan and assist Park Min-sik, describing it as a "historic feat" to correct a "history of betrayal" with her power.

"I will remember that when traitors impeached President Park and threw her in prison, a person named Han Dong-hoon, running in the Buk-gap constituency, actively sought a 30-year sentence," Ko said. He added that Park Min-sik is engaged in a "difficult fight" against "traitors" and their allies in the Buk-gap district.

I will remember that when traitors impeached President Park and threw her in prison, a person named Han Dong-hoon, running in the Buk-gap constituency, actively sought a 30-year sentence.

· Ko Sung-gukRecalling Han Dong-hoon's past actions during the state affairs corruption scandal.

Ko believes that if Park Geun-hye appears in Buk-gap and appeals to residents to reject the "traitors," it would be a historic moment to rectify the "history of betrayal of the liberal right" through her influence. Han Dong-hoon served as a prosecutor at the Seoul Central District Prosecutors' Office in February 2018.

Park Min-sik is engaged in a difficult fight against traitors and their allies in Buk-gap.

· Ko Sung-gukDescribing the political contest in the Busan Buk-gap constituency.
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