On the 12th, Park Gu-yong, head of the education training institute of the Democratic Party, who made remarks such as, "We must make (young Namsung) wither away and isolate them" related to the riot incident at the Seoul Western District Court last month, voluntarily resigned.
On the same day, Democratic Party Spokesperson Hwang Jung-ah said during a background briefing after the party's Supreme Council meeting, "Director Park expressed his intention to resign from the position, and Representative Lee Jae-myung accepted it," adding that "the director's comments were inappropriate expressions, and (Representative Lee) reiterated his request for careful speech and actions from party officials."
"On the 8th, Director Park said during a YouTube broadcast titled 'Political Entertainment Room' regarding how to absorb the support rates of the 2030 generation, "It's not about pulling them to our side, but we need to think about how to make them a minority."
He further claimed, "Friends with delayed consciousness who haven't had democracy training since the 1990s are destroying democracy in the name of freedom," and criticized young Namsung as "lonely wolves" and added that they can "easily organize if they have a strong charismatic instigator and money."
Earlier, on a podcast titled 'Maebul Show' in December last year, Director Park created controversy by encouraging young Namsung to participate in rallies calling for the resignation of President Yoon Suk-yeol, stating, "I want to let young Namsung know that many women are attending the rally."
Later, Director Park apologized, saying, "I meant to point out that young Namsung are not visible at the rally scene and that I hope they will appear at the protest site, even if it means chasing after awake women, but I hurt feelings."