KCNA Commentary Snipes at S. Korean PM's Greed for Power

Pyongyang, February 8 (KCNA) -- Hwang Kyo An, puppet prime minister of south Korea, has openly revealed his intent to run for the next term "presidency." Hwang had said that he had "no will to run for presidential election" until the end of the last year. But he suddenly made a U-turn this year. He is running helter-skelter to gain public support, asserting "economy and people's living constitute a top priority task" and calling for "people's unity and integration" at various meetings such as "meeting to start new year work" chaired by him. He has worked hard to rally the conservative forces and win over more forces supportive of the regime by hyping "security crisis." At the same time, he kept himself busy with diplomacy towards the U.S. as evidenced by his zealous support for the U.S. THAAD deployment and a phone conversation with the new U.S. president to please his master. As seen above, Hwang, an arch criminal who deserves punishment by history, is running amuck to make the second Park Geun Hye regime appear by taking advantage of the impeachment trial in south Korea, not content with the office of the acting president. This is a challenge and insult to the public candlelight actions sweeping south Korea. Being puppet minister of Justice and prime minister as a special confidant of Park, Hwang had always acted at her beck and call. He is a leading accomplice in the "Park Geun Hye-Choe Sun Sil Scandal." It is natural that opposition parties and civic organizations of south Korea are strongly urging Hwang to make an apology and step down as early as possible, branding him as "servant of Park's regime" and the "guy akin to Park." Foolhardy are the conservatives of south Korea who have gone so foolish as to try to stay in power by pinning hope even on the top class accomplice forsaken by the people. Hwang would be well advised to go to jail with Park, aware of where he is standing. -0-