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Kim Min-soo: Park Geun-hye's 'honor must be restored'

From Hankyoreh · () Korean

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  • People Power Party Supreme Council member Kim Min-soo asserted that former President Park Geun-hye's honor must be restored.
  • Kim described Park's impeachment as a political maneuver and criticized the conservative party for distancing itself from her.
  • He recounted Park's positive interactions at a recent party retreat, noting her warm reception.

Kim Min-soo, a Supreme Council member of the People Power Party, has strongly advocated for the restoration of former President Park Geun-hye's honor, labeling her impeachment as a politically motivated act. Speaking on YTN radio's 'Jang Seong-cheol's News Room' on August 28, Kim dismissed criticisms that inviting Park to the party's recent retreat represented a 'regression of history.'

There has been no one who thought more about the nation and the people than former President Park Geun-hye.

— Kim Min-sooDescribing Park Geun-hye's dedication to the country and its people.

Kim praised Park, stating, 'There has been no one who thought more about the nation and the people than former President Park Geun-hye.' He further asserted that her impeachment was a 'political impeachment.' When questioned about the methods for restoring her honor, Kim suggested that politicians should openly speak about it.

Reflecting on the party's past actions, Kim admitted that efforts to move past the impeachment had been 'cowardly.' He criticized the conservative party, including his own, for abandoning the president they had elected, suggesting it was a move for self-preservation. 'Since then, the conservative party has been on a path of ruin,' Kim stated, linking the party's subsequent decline to this decision.

I am watching TV well.

— Park Geun-hyeCommenting to Kim Min-soo during a recent party retreat.

Kim also shared his personal interaction with Park at the retreat, noting that she briefly stopped to shake his hand and commented, 'I am watching TV well.' He described the scene, saying reporters eagerly took photos and lawmakers applauded her arrival. 'Who wouldn't like former President Park?' Kim added, concluding with a personal sentiment, 'I always feel sorry when I see her.'

I always feel sorry when I see her.

— Kim Min-sooExpressing personal regret regarding Park Geun-hye's situation.
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