Politics · South Korea · 3 hrs ago
Han Byeong-do criticizes Lee Jin-sook over visit to president’s parents’ graves
South Korean Democratic Party floor leader Han Byeong-do criticized opposition lawmaker Lee Jin-sook for visiting President Lee Jae-myung’s parents’ graves in Bonghwa County.
Lee visited the graves on October 10 and alleged that they remained there despite a local government order to restore the site.
She also raised questions about a possible violation of farmland law.
Han called the visit an inappropriate political attack; his comments were criticism, not a finding that a law had been broken.
The dispute comes as the government plans a nationwide survey of farmland use and a special law to address some cases.
Han said the planned law would exempt inherited farmland and customary leases by older farmers from being targeted for disposal.
The government and Democratic Party plan to pass the special law by the end of the year.
Democratic Party floor leader Han Byeong-do criticized People Power Party lawmaker Lee Jin-sook for visiting President Lee Jae-myung’s parents’ graves and raising allegations of violations of the Farmland Act.
Han called the visit “politics at rock bottom” and said Lee had used the graves as material for a political attack.
Lee visited the graves in Bonghwa County, North Gyeongsang Province, on October 10 and alleged that they remained despite a local government order to restore the site.
Han also defended the government’s planned nationwide farmland survey, saying it was intended to identify conditions and curb land speculation, not target farmers.
- Who
- Democratic Party floor leader Han Byeong-do criticized People Power Party lawmaker Lee Jin-sook.
- What
- Han condemned Lee’s visit to President Lee Jae-myung’s parents’ graves and her allegations of Farmland Act violations.
- When
- Lee visited on October 10; Han criticized her on October 12.
- Where
- The graves are in Bonghwa County, North Gyeongsang Province. Han spoke at a Supreme Council meeting in Seoul’s National Assembly.
- Why
- Lee alleged that the graves remained despite a local government restoration order and raised a possible Farmland Act violation; Han said she was using the graves for a political attack.
Han Byeong-do
Lee Jin-sook
Purpose and propriety of the visit
Han Byeong-do
Han said Lee used the president’s deceased parents’ graves as material for a political attack and called the move “politics at rock bottom.
Lee Jin-sook
Lee visited the graves and raised allegations that they remained despite a local government restoration order and may violate the Farmland Act.
politics at rock bottom, unlike anything I have ever heard or seen
She even went to the graves of the president’s late parents over the weekend and made them the subject of a political attack.
The farmland survey is not meant to crack down on farmers, but to accurately understand conditions nationwide and return farmland from being a tool for speculation to being the foundation of farmers’ lives.
The government announced plans to enact a special measure law excluding inherited farmland and customary leases by elderly farmers from disposal orders.
Lee Jin-sook visited President Lee Jae-myung’s parents’ graves in Bonghwa County and raised allegations about the graves and the Farmland Act on social media.
Han Byeong-do criticized Lee at a Democratic Party Supreme Council meeting in Seoul.
- Visitor
- Lee Jin-sook
- Graves’ location
- Bonghwa County, North Gyeongsang Province
- Visit date
- October 10
- Criticism date
- October 12
- Government farmland policy announcement
- October 8
- Special measure law target
- Enactment within the year
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