The monster from “Host”?
No, only the oldest and most difficult monster to kill of all time: corruption. Both the DLP (Democratic Labor Party) — who voted to keep senior leaders that are in jail for espionage and Hanara (Grand National Party - GNP) has decided to allow GNP members who have been guilty of corruption charges to apply for party nominations.
As per the ChosunIlbo editorial:
. . . one veteran GNP lawmaker reportedly said politics is above the law. His own son, who has a record of corruption, has applied for the GNP nomination for a National Assembly seat.
How can any party strive to set an example of good leadership when they will allow corruption within their ranks!? How long will it be before another anti-Hanara wave sweeps Korea?
Sooner than one could imagine perhaps.
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I thought I read that they were Park supporters. If they were excluded, the rest of the Park supporters would walk and split the GNP. That is probably exactly what Lee does not want to do before taking office.
By the way, it’s “Hannara” — as in “Grand National”. The first syllable is “Han”.
In a sense, Korea is ahead of other countries in fighting corruption. It’s called using individual betrayal to weed out corporate crime (i.e. Kim Yong-chul). See here for article I wrote on this in today’s Korea Times.