As former Prosecutor General Yoon Seok-yeol climbed into the ring today (29th), he also stood on the test bed of full-scale verification of his qualifications and morality as a presidential candidate.
It means that we have come face to face with the 'time of verification' by taking off the veil of stealth and rhetoric.
Former President Yoon, who has been active as a 'swordman' for nearly 30 years, has to endure the blade of verification aimed at him over various allegations that have arisen over the so-called 'Yun Seok-yeol X-Files' controversy.
It seems that the ability to operate state affairs will also rise to the test stand.
Various legal risks surrounding Yoon himself and his wife are considered the biggest 'Achilles' heel' for him to ascend to the presidency.
It is also part of the so-called 'X-File' suspicion that there are suspicions related to the family, such as the wife and mother-in-law.
This is because if ex-President Yoon, who has emphasized the rule of law and justice, is exposed to attacks that he was not clean in his own and family matters, he could take a fatal blow on the road to power.
First, former President Yoon is under investigation by the High-ranking Public Officials Crime Investigation Office (Public Investigation Office).
He was arrested earlier this month on charges of poorly investigating the Optimus fund fraud case.
The Ministry of Airborne Affairs said, "We will make sure that there is no impact on the election," but from the perspective of former President Yoon, it seems that he will feel a burden from time to time until the investigation is neatly concluded.
Various incidents involving the former president's wife, Kim Kun-hee, and mother-in-law Choi, may be raised as bad news.
There are only three or four cases under investigation and trial.
In the case of Kim, he is being investigated by the prosecution for a long time due to allegations of bribery in the name of sponsorship for the exhibition management company Cobana Contents and involvement in Deutsche Motors stock manipulation.
Choi is also on trial on charges of illegal receipt of medical care benefits and forgery of bankbook balance certificates.
Among them, the first trial on the charge of illegal receipt of medical care benefits by Choi will be sentenced on the 2nd of next month, and attention is expected to be drawn on the court's judgment as it is immediately after Yoon's declaration of challenge for the presidency.
If acquittal is acquitted, it is expected that the burden of judicial risk will be relieved to some extent as the confidence of former President Yoon, who said, "My mother-in-law has never harmed anyone by 10 won" is proven.
Conversely, if convicted, there is a high probability that there will be intensive fire from the opposition and opposition figures who are keeping the former president in check.
Former President Yoon plans to actively respond to negatives, centering on lawyers Kyung-sik Son and Lee Wan-gyu, who have been acting as legal representatives for his wife.
People's Power Representative Lee Jun-seok has announced that he will open a 'silk bag' to counter the negatives when former President Yoon joins the military.
While in office, former President Yoon served as an outstanding prosecutor in the special division, but did not get an opportunity to demonstrate his policy capabilities and ability to manage state affairs.
This is an area that is considered a weakness compared to opposition rivals who have a long history of political activities or administration.
As if conscious of this, former President Yoon resigned on March 4, and has been actively communicating with experts in each field until recently and has worked hard to solidify his 'basic skills'.
They have been conducting 'election classes' in their own way, such as meeting with experts in the fields of labor, diplomacy, security, and economy, visiting the semiconductor research center of Seoul National University, and meeting with young startup entrepreneurs.
However, some point out that it is not enough to gain insight into current national affairs with a short effort of three or four months.
Right now, it seems that there will be a flood of questions from the ruling and opposition leaders who are holding back the former president, asking about their positions on economic issues such as real estate policy or national defense and security issues.
Former President Yoon, who started the camp with three spokespersons and two public affairs team members, is expected to soon recruit policy and political staff to respond to attempts by the political circles to verify.
It is also a task to overcome the criticism frame of the passport that the position was used in the road to presidency while leaving behind political neutrality and independence.
Meanwhile, former President Yoon said that he would make up for the lack of competency through field-based field trips for the time being.
This schedule is the answer given by former President Yoon when he was urged to join the party with the power of the people earlier this month, and the intention is to have more time to ponder what politics the people want.
Yoon's tour of the people's livelihood is expected to continue for nearly a month until the end of next month, when his tenure as prosecutor general was initially guaranteed.
A camp official said in a phone call today, "From tomorrow, we plan to start the tour of the people's livelihood by meeting various people and finding places."
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