President Park Former publishes memoir and gives speech in Daegu... ``I have not done anything embarrassing to the people'' = South Korea

On the 5th, South Korean President Park Geun-hye gave a lecture to commemorate the publication of her memoir in the southeastern city of Daegu. Park said, ``During my tenure in office, I made some small mistakes, but I intentionally did things that would embarrass me and the people.''
"I felt confident that I had never done anything embarrassing," he said, asserting his innocence. Park also touched on her life in prison, saying, ``It wasn't hard, and I didn't hold any grudges.''
"If I say that, that would be a lie," he admitted, but added, "It brought comfort to the people and became a huge pillar of strength." He also said, ``I failed to properly manage people who were too close to me and caused disappointment to the people.''
"What happened really hurt me," he said, adding, "I was able to bear it calmly because I thought the truth would come out someday."
Park said, ``I tried to somehow repay the great love I received from so many people, but it was interrupted by the impeachment and I couldn't report back.''
I'm sorry that I couldn't be there," he said, bowing his head in greeting. He wore his trademark updo and appeared on stage wearing a suit consisting of a black jacket and white pants. about 9
For 0 minutes, he expressed a variety of opinions that went beyond the subject, ranging from his daily life to his accomplishments during his term as president and his evaluation of the Moon administration.
Regarding the impetus for writing his memoirs, he says, ``As someone who served as president,
I decided to write this book with the hope that it would be a lesson to future generations by writing and clarifying what I thought was a good job, even though I am disappointed about what happened.''
In her memoir, Park said, ``Although I have retired from the forefront of politics, I want to play as much of a role as I can for the people.'' the front line
I am leaving the party and will not pursue politics again,'' he said, adding, ``I feel regret for not being able to do what I did while I was in office, but I wish someone else would do the same.''
He also said, ``Although I am not involved in politics, I am extremely grateful for the love I have received from the people, so if there is anything I can do, I will do my best to express my gratitude.''
I want to give it back,” he added. He added, ``Up until now, I have refrained from going out due to health issues and writing my memoirs, but from now on I would like to actively interact with the people.''
"I want to go to tourist spots in the surrounding area and have lots of contact with nature." On stage for the commemorative lecture was lawyer Yoo Yong-ha (Ryu Young-ha), the only person he allowed to meet during his time in prison.
, former political affairs chief Heo Won-jae was present. Lawyer Ryu announced that he will run for Gap, Dalseo-gu, Daegu City in this general election, and has applied for recognition from the ruling party ``People's Power.''
When Lawyer Ryu shed tears as she talked about the most memorable moment about President Park, Park comforted her by saying, ``I've been through a lot of difficult things.''
I also did it. Approximately 800 people attended this event, including some bureaucrats from the Park administration. A wreath sent by President Yoon Seo-gyeol was placed in front of the venue.
However, there were also wreaths in the names of Han Dong-hoon, chairman of the emergency response committee, Jang Dong-hyuk, secretary general, and Choi Kyung-hwan, former vice prime minister of economic affairs.