President Moon Jae-in publicly criticized presidential candidate Yoon Seok-yeol today (10th), the power of the people.
President Moon, who had been silent on the grounds of neutrality in the presidential election, was furious at the remarks of Yoon, a former prosecutor general of the current government, about 'Investigating corruption in the former government when he came to power'. It seems that the front is moving rapidly towards ‘Moon Jae-in vs. Yoon Seok-yeol’.
The Democratic Party launched an attack on Candidate Yoon, boosting President Moon's remarks, hoping that it would become a signal for a passport confrontation book by leading the pro-moon and non-immigrant circles that had been relaxed with President Moon as the focal point.
On the other hand, the opposition party is strongly opposed to the incumbent president's interference in the election and has launched a general offensive.
Do Hwa-seon said in an interview with JoongAng Ilbo yesterday that he would investigate the corruption of the former government when he came to power.
In an interview, Candidate Yoon also said, "How many crimes did the Democratic Party government commit using the prosecution. We must take responsibility accordingly."
Then, one day later, at a staff meeting this morning, President Moon demanded an apology from Candidate Yoon, saying, "Did you pretend you didn't see the corruption of this government when you served as the chief of the Central Prosecutors' Office and the Prosecutor General?"
President Moon also said, "I express my strong anger at the fact that the current government was illegally driven as the target of corruption investigations without any basis."
It is evaluated that it is unusual for President Moon to request an official apology and even mention 'strong anger' to Yoon, a powerful presidential candidate of the opposition party.
The Blue House has refrained from commenting or commenting on the matter for concerns about 'election intervention' even when various allegations of Candidate Yoon have surfaced.
However, the de facto definition of the current government as a 'corrupt government' is interpreted as a strong response to the fact that the identity of the Moon Jae-in administration, which entered the Park Geun-hye administration to eradicate the corruption, was completely denied.
Candidate Yoon served as the 2nd Prosecutor General of the Moon Jae-in government.
The people's power immediately protested.
Lee Yang-soo, senior spokesperson for the fleet headquarters, said in an oral commentary that "President Moon's request for an apology from candidate Yoon, who revealed the principle of investigation into corruption, is regrettable as an unfair election intervention."
"Candidate Yoon was just emphasizing the political neutrality of the prosecution and strict investigation principles according to laws, principles, and systems, as usual," he said. Is it going to join?” he criticized.
President Lee Jun-seok also said on Facebook, "The Blue House was furious about our candidate, who conducted a fair investigation of unjust people regardless of the government, and said the principle that the Moon Jae-in administration could not become a sanctuary if the Moon Jae-in government did something wrong." erected.
He added, "The act of trying to scratch the opposition candidate while rushing to the principle is clearly election intervention," he added.
The Democratic Party continued the general offensive by framed political retaliation against Yoon every day.
At a briefing this morning, senior spokesman Park Chan-dae said, "Do you mean that candidate Yoon Seok-yeol's declaration of political retaliation, and that he is going to make a crime without guilt?" and "I need to apologize immediately to President Moon Jae-in.
Spokesperson Park said, "Candidate Seok-Yeol Yoon's declaration of political retaliation in one word means 'to tear Korea apart'."
In a radio interview, Rep. Yoon Geon-young, head of the political affairs office of the election committee, said, "In short, it is a public declaration of political retaliation, and it is an unprecedented event unprecedented in previous presidential elections."
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