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After the [[Impeachment of Park Geun-hye]], Byun launched a campaign defending her. He claimed she was innocent and that the charges against her were fabricated accusations levied by the prosecution for political motives. |
After the [[Impeachment of Park Geun-hye]], Byun launched a campaign defending her. He claimed she was innocent and that the charges against her were fabricated accusations levied by the prosecution for political motives. |
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=== After 2022 === |
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Unlike most of conservative political activist Byun view president [[Yoon Suk Yeol]] very critically. Because Yoon was one of the main prosecutor that accused Park Geun-hye.<ref>[https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20231229007000315 ''Yoon, ex-President Park meet over lunch at presidential residence''] Lee Haye-ah. December 29, 2023. "The relationship between the two dates back to 2016 when Yoon, then a prosecutor, led an investigation team into Park's corruption scandal that led to her impeachment, ouster from office and subsequent imprisonment."</ref> He regularly joins the protest against the president and this make him popular again among the anti-government media and public. |
Unlike most of conservative political activist Byun view president [[Yoon Suk Yeol]] very critically. Because Yoon was one of the main prosecutor that accused Park Geun-hye.<ref>[https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20231229007000315 ''Yoon, ex-President Park meet over lunch at presidential residence''] Lee Haye-ah. December 29, 2023. "The relationship between the two dates back to 2016 when Yoon, then a prosecutor, led an investigation team into Park's corruption scandal that led to her impeachment, ouster from office and subsequent imprisonment."</ref> He regularly joins the protest against the president and this make him popular again among the anti-government media and public. Byun runs for [[2024 South Korean legislative election]] as a candidate of Pine Tree Party(Korean:소나무당) founded by [[Song Young-gil]] the former [[mayor of Incheon]] and [[2022 South Korean local elections|former candidate of mayor of seoul in 2022]]. |
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| Born | April 22, 1974 | ||||||||||||
| Nationality | South Korea | ||||||||||||
| Education | Seoul National University | ||||||||||||
| Occupation(s) | Political commentator, Journalist | ||||||||||||
| Political party | Pine Tree Party | ||||||||||||
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Byun Hee-jae (Korean: 변희재; born 22 April 1974) is a South Korean conservative political commentator.[1][2] He is also one of the founder of conservative weekly newspaper name Mediawatch.
Life
He was born in Seoul in 1974. He studied in the Aesthetics Department at Seoul National University. Although in 1999 he joined the movement against the largest conservative newspaper in South Korea, The Chosun Ilbo, he later became one of the most notable conservative political commentators in South Korea.
Defending Park Geun-hye
After the Impeachment of Park Geun-hye, Byun launched a campaign defending her. He claimed she was innocent and that the charges against her were fabricated accusations levied by the prosecution for political motives.
After 2022
Unlike most of conservative political activist Byun view president Yoon Suk Yeol very critically. Because Yoon was one of the main prosecutor that accused Park Geun-hye.[3] He regularly joins the protest against the president and this make him popular again among the anti-government media and public. Byun runs for 2024 South Korean legislative election as a candidate of Pine Tree Party(Korean:소나무당) founded by Song Young-gil the former mayor of Incheon and former candidate of mayor of seoul in 2022.
Views
Taiwan
In 2019 Byun invited Annette Lu, the former Vice President of the Republic of China to South korea for advocating normalization of diplomatic relations between South korea and Taiwan.[4]
References
- ^ Kim, Tong-hyung (30 April 2013). "Negative creep on Twitter, life-saving comedian". The Korea Times. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 31 July 2015.
- ^ "Supreme Court should reject ruling denying use of expression 'pro-North Korea'". The Dong-a Ilbo. 12 August 2014. Retrieved 31 July 2015.
- ^ Yoon, ex-President Park meet over lunch at presidential residence Lee Haye-ah. December 29, 2023. "The relationship between the two dates back to 2016 when Yoon, then a prosecutor, led an investigation team into Park's corruption scandal that led to her impeachment, ouster from office and subsequent imprisonment."
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Further reading
- 문, 동섭 (7 April 2009). "진보에서 보수로 변신한 '꺼삐딴변' 변희재" (in Korean). Ohmynews. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 31 July 2015.
- 이, 성희 (28 May 2009). "변희재, 같은 '듣보잡'끼리 무슨 공개토론을…". Kyunghyang Shinmun (in Korean). Retrieved 31 July 2015.
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