Han Dong-hoon Expelled for Criminal Acts, Not Party Harm, Says PPP Leader

Jang Dong-hyuk, a leader within the People Power Party (PPP), has sharply criticized the expulsion of former interim leader Han Dong-hoon, asserting that Han was removed due to criminal actions rather than behavior detrimental to the party.

Speaking on YouTube, Jang stated, "Rep. Han was expelled for criminal acts, not for party-damaging behavior." He further elaborated that the issue of the party members' bulletin board, which was cited in Han's case, constitutes a criminal act. Jang urged reflection on the specific reasons for Han's expulsion, questioning whether they align with the criteria.

Earlier, during a closed-door supreme council meeting on the 6th, Jang had proposed amending party regulations to permanently prohibit the readmission of members involved in serious party-damaging activities. He also addressed calls for unity, arguing that "20 people who shoot at their own side are worse than having no one." He characterized attempts to force reconciliation without addressing internal conflict as "subtraction politics," stating that opposing the leader's efforts to resolve these issues is the true form of subtraction politics.

Regarding candidates who left the party and ran as independents in the June 3 local elections, Jang expressed his view that they "can never be a member of our party again." He also plans to continue his "outdoor politics" by visiting Busan on the 12th and Gwangju on the 15th, following his recent attendance at a rally in Incheon protesting a shortage of ballot papers.