Hong Joon Pyo vs. Rhyu Si-min, Emergency martial law = Sohn Seok-hee is also embarrassed by the conflict... "Failed Insurrectionist" vs "Just Inadequate" (Question)

Jan 30, 2025

 Hong Joon Pyo vs. Rhyu Si-min, Emergency martial law  Sohn Seok-hee is also embarrassed by the conflict... 'Failed Insurrectionist' vs 'Just Inadequate' (Question)



Daegu Mayor Hong Joon Pyo and writer Rhyu Si-min faced off for the first time in about two years.

On MBC's talk show 「Son Seok-hee's Questions」, which aired on the 29th, the two engaged in a tense war of nerves, expressing the opposite stance on President Yoon Suk Yeol's December 3 emergency martial law and civil war charges.

The discussion was the first face-to-face discussion between Mayor Hong and writer Yoo since the 1,000th special edition of the '100 Minutes Debate" in 2023. It was broadcast live to block the editing controversy and maximize timeliness.




Anchor Son Seok-hee said, `Now, only the judgment of the Constitutional Court remains on whether to impeach or not, and the court needs to decide on the charge of rebellion. For nearly two months, I came to think a lot about the meaning of democracy while living in the words `emergency martial law' and 'civil war', he said, revealing the results of the poll. According to the survey, 58% of respondents said 'This emergency decree is an unconstitutional serious crime', while 39% said 'Exercise of Constitutional Presidential Power'.

The mayor of Hong Joon Pyo interpreted the result as, `In the beginning, there was a lot of public resistance, but over time, there was an urgent situation to do martial arts.' Then "Impeachment alone was 29. As the National Assembly raged, they tried to impeach the prosecutor who investigated the president and even the judge who convicted him"Would you have been able to endure without martial law in such a situation?" he said.

On the other hand, writer Rhyu Si-min said "Emergency martial law is unconstitutional and illegal", adding "The ruling party and the conservative camp created a frame of "Would it have been if it were so bad?", and Mayor Hong is also making the effort." Also "Polls may sometimes fail to reflect actual public sentiment."We cannot rule out the possibility that voters who support the president responded positively", he pointed out.




The two also sharply confronted each other on the question of whether emergency martial law is a civil war.

Mayor Hong said, `The civil war should be accompanied by murder and arson, but this martial law ended in just two hours, and there was no rioting"There may be a problem of abuse of authority, but there is no crime of rebellion" he argued.

In response, writer Yoo tried to arrest a member of the National Assembly by mobilizing the military to block the National Assembly. "It is a direct violation of the Constitution and martial law law that clearly guarantees the privilege of not arresting lawmakers. "Civil war because the head of the administration tried to suspend the function of the legislature.""




In particular, when Mayor Hong said "President Park Jung-hee's October Restoration is a clear civil war," Son Seok-hee asked "Then what is different from President Yoon's emergency martial law?"

Writer Yoo wrote, `President Park Jung-hee succeeded in establishing dictatorial power by causing a civil war, and successful civil war criminals are not punished. President Yoon will be punished for failing." In the meantime, "We are experiencing both successful and failed insurrectionists (Yoon Suk Yeol) in modern history."," he said, leaving a significant message.

Meanwhile, the discussion on this day is causing a heated response even after the broadcast, leading to heated discussions in various online communities and SNS.



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