Protests bedevil ex-prime minister
Anti-North Korea activists are angry at ex-president Moon Jae-in’s friendliness to Pyongyang
Daily TribuneAnti-North Korea activists are angry at ex-president Moon Jae-in’s friendliness to Pyongyang
PYEONGSAN, South Korea (AFP) — After five years running South Korea, former president Moon Jae-in moved to a peaceful village far away from Seoul, in search of a quiet retirement. Then the protests began.
Every day since his arrival in May, demonstrators in Pyeongsan village have used megaphones to shower him with vitriol over his efforts at engagement with North Korea, livestreaming their protests to hundreds of viewers.
Protesters chanted "Commie Moon should be deported to North Korea!" as loudspeakers blared anti-communist military songs.
"Moon is essentially a spy working for North Korea," Choi Jin-bae, a 58-year-old part time construction worker, told AFP as he used his phone to livestream his protest and chat to fans, many of whom send him donations.
Moon's attempts at dialogue with North Korea enraged many security hawks — and also internet commentators like Choi, who claims Moon pushed South Korea to the brink of "becoming a communist state."
