Han Byeong-do said, “National power ridicules President Moon’s death and even turns the president’s parents’ graves into a topic of political strife.”

(Seoul = Yonhap News) Reporter Kim Nam-kwon and Jeong Yeon-sol = Han Byeong-do, floor leader of the Democratic Party of Korea, said on the 12th, entering the second week of the Lee Jae-myung administration's government audit, "The People Power Party bears great responsibility for consuming the national sentiment that should look after the people's livelihood through political strife."

At the Supreme Committee meeting held at the National Assembly on this day, floor leader Han criticized, saying, "Looking back on the past week, it is unfortunate that only harsh words and shouting remain in the people's memories."

He pointed out, "Rep. Park Chung-kwon of the Foreign Affairs and Unification Committee made a personal attack on Minister Chung Dong-young, calling him 'Buk Dong-young' and a North Korean spokesperson, and even in the Legislation and Judiciary Committee, there were rampant personal attacks such as female thugs and six people," and "Rep. Kim Tae-gyu of the Legislative and Judiciary Committee even mocked the death of the late President Roh Moo-hyun."

Addressing People Power Party lawmaker Lee Jin-sook, he said, "Over the weekend, he even visited the graves of the President's (Lee Jae-myeong) deceased parents and used them as a subject for a political attack. Combining a policy to prevent farmland speculation and attacking the graves of the President's parents, which are already 40 years old, is a truly unheard of example of extreme politics."

In a Facebook post posted on the 10th along with a photo of President Lee Jae-myung's parents' gravesite in Bonghwa-gun, Gyeongsangbuk-do, Rep. Lee said, "Farmland is a place where graves cannot be used. Lee Jae-myung said, "Farmers' farmland is illegal, so they should move their own parents' graves first before questioning it."

Meanwhile, regarding follow-up measures for the complete farmland survey, floor leader Han said, "On the 8th, the government announced its policy to enact a special measure law that excludes inherited farmland and customary leases by elderly farmers from disposal," and added, "The Democratic Party will responsibly push for the enactment of a special measure law within the year that reflects the reality of rural areas."

At the same time, he pointed out, “The People Power Party incited anxiety among farmers by raising pickets (at the National Assembly Audit Office) asking, ‘Is solar power going to end up being solar power by driving out farmers?’” and “It is never desirable for the main opposition party to incite public anxiety with distortions and ghost stories.”

He went on to say, “Protecting the lives of farmers is the first principle of policy,” and added, “We will protect good farmers and correct farmland speculation.”