Independent lawmakers Hyung-bae Min (from left) and Won-young Yang, Min-jeong Kang, Min-seok Ahn, Jeong-ju Yoo, Un-ha Hwang, and Yong-min Kim of the Democratic Party of Korea stand on the podium at a candlelight vigil held near Sungnyemun Gate in Jung-gu, Seoul, and wave their hands. yunhap news
Seven opposition lawmakers, including the Democratic Party of Korea, insisted on the resignation of the Yoon Seok-yeol government and the dismissal of Prime Minister Han Deok-soo at a ‘candlelight rally’ held in downtown Seoul on the 19th.
Democratic Party lawmakers Ahn Min-seok, Kang Min-jeong, Kim Yong-min, Yang Yi-won-young, Yu Jeong-ju, Hwang Un-ha and independent lawmakers Min Hyeong-bae were at the podium of the “Candlelight March for the Resignation of Special Prosecutor Kim Kun-hee and Yun Seok-yeol” held between Sungnyemun Gate and Seoul City Hall, hosted by the Candlelight Movement. went up
Ahn Min-seok, a member of the 5th term, said, “We wrote a new history for Candlelight Square today,” and added meaning, “It is the first time that so many lawmakers have appeared on the stage of Candlelight Square like today.” At the same time, he introduced them as “the courageous first-time lawmakers who took the lead and voluntarily came to the Candlelight Square before the leadership of the Democratic Party came out to the Candlelight Square.”
Rep. Yoo Jeong-joo criticized the Yoon Seok-yeol government as “the kingdom of the prosecution” and said, “The Yoon-seok train is broken and the brakes do not listen.” Rep. Yoo insisted, “If you do not reflect and will not stop, please come down,” and “If you will not come down, resign.”
On the 9th, citizens attended the ‘Candlelight March for the Resignation of Special Prosecutor Kim Kun-hee and Yun Seok-yeol’ held by the Candlelight Victory Conversion Movement near Sungnyemun Gate in Jung-gu, Seoul. Reporter Kim Chang-gil
Rep. Ahn said, “The Yoon Seok-yeol regime is more evil than the MB (Lee Myung-bak) regime and more incompetent than the Park Geun-hye regime.” Rep. Ahn urged the government and ruling party to accept the government investigation into the Itaewon disaster and the introduction of a special prosecutor, saying, “Prime Minister Han Deok-soo and Minister of Public Administration and Security Lee Sang-min must be removed immediately.”
Rep. Min Hyeong-bae said, “The person who says that Chun Doo-hwan was good at politics has become the president. That is why the 10/29 disaster occurred,” and shouted slogans, “Take responsibility for Yoon Seok-yeol, the real culprit of the 10/29 disaster.” Rep. Ahn introduced Rep. Min as “the frontline striker of the Yoon Seok-yeol regime, who is mentally Democratic but legally independent.”
Organizers estimated 200,000 people gathered at the candlelight vigil that day. Police put the number at 25,000.
On this day, a counter-attack rally by conservative groups was also held in downtown Seoul. Conservative groups such as the Freedom Unification Party, led by Rev. Jeon Kwang-hoon, held a rally near Gwanghwamun.
They insisted on eradicating the Jupa wave and shouted slogans, “Arrest Lee Jae-myung and Moon Jae-in.” It is reported that the organizers estimated 50,000 people and the police estimated 30,000 people attended the rally.