President Moon Jae-in said on the pardon of ex-President Lee Myung-bak, "I will carefully examine the judicial justice and public consensus before making a decision."
On the morning of the 29th, President Moon personally responded to the video answer to the last national petition during his tenure in office, and responded as follows to the petition 'opposing the amnesty of former President Lee', which received the consent of more than 350,000 people.
President Moon said, "There are many people who oppose the necessity of lenient punishment for political corruption crimes and the fact that they still do not show reflection, while there are many opinions in favor of national unity and unity." no,” he said.
President Moon also said, "I personally sympathize with the contents of the two petitions against the relocation of the presidential office," which received the consent of more than 540,000 and 210,000 people, respectively.
At the same time, he expressed a critical view, saying, "It is questionable whether it is necessary to relocate at a high cost, whether the Ministry of National Defense is the most appropriate place, and whether the method of serially relocating the Ministry of National Defense and the Joint Chiefs of Staff during a time when security is severe is correct."
However, he said, "If the next government insists, it is a reality that the resigning government cannot increase chaos further."
In addition, in the petition for 'Jeju For-profit Hospital State Purchase', he said, "I sympathize with the concerns about medical privatization."
In the petition for 'strong punishment for animal abusers and strengthening animal protection', he said, "It is very regrettable that animal cruelty cases continue to continue despite legal and institutional improvements. I hope you will continue to work hard to move forward into a receiving society.”
Finally, the petition titled 'I love President Moon Jae-in', which received more than 280,000 consents, said, "For the past 5 years, he has always sent undeserved love and support, and he trusted the government and gathered strength whenever he faced crises and difficulties." Even after that, I will never forget the support of the people.”
The national petition was first introduced on August 19, 2017, right after President Moon took office, and this is the second time that President Moon has personally responded to the petition after the special response to the 4th anniversary of the national petition last year.
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