China News Service, Beijing, May 9 (Zhang Aolin) On the afternoon of May 9, local time, South Korean President Moon Jae-in walked out of the main entrance of the Blue House with his wife Kim Jung-sook after finishing his last day of work in office to bid farewell to the people.
Moon Jae-in said this is the first and last time he has been off work since he took office.
Ending my five-year term is as easy as unloading a heavy burden.
As the new South Korean President Yoon Sek-yue will officially take office at 0:00 local time on the 10th, this marks the official end of Moon Jae-in's presidency.
Moon Jae-in waves to supporters at a farewell ceremony outside the Blue House on May 9.
Since many South Korean presidents end in tragedy after leaving office, there is also a saying of the "Blue House Curse". Whether Moon Jae-in can break the "curse" this time has also become the focus of attention from the outside world.
In this regard, Su Hao, director of the Center for Strategy and Peace Studies of China Foreign Affairs University, said in an interview with Chinanews.com: It is not ruled out that Moon Jae-in will be involved in the political vortex.
Earlier on the 9th, Moon Jae-in delivered his departure speech. In addition to reviewing his political achievements in the past five years, he also sent a message to the Yin Xiyue government to "continue to write Korean history".
At the end of his speech, Moon Jae-in said that he was finally able to unload the burden of the president and return to "civilian" life.
According to the plan, he will attend the inauguration ceremony of the new president Yin Xiyue on the 10th, and then take the high-speed train to his private residence in Yangsan City, South Gyeongsang Province.
In South Korea, the procuratorate has independent power of investigation and prosecution, and has sent four former presidents to prison.
Because of this, the procuratorate is often criticized as a tool of political revenge.
Data map: Yin Xiyue.
Moon Jae-in's successor, Yin Xiyue, is also known as "the nemesis of the South Korean president". In 2016, he served as the head of the special prosecution team of the "confidantes in politics" and arrested former President Park Geun-hye.
After that, he also sat in command of former President Lee Myung-bak's corruption case, sent Lee Myung-bak to prison, and went all the way to the high position of attorney general before participating in the presidential election.
After Wen Zaiyin came to power, he quickly promoted the reform of the procuratorial system. He once said that "the procuratorial investigation work still lacks political neutrality and impartiality. This selective justice is worrying and is not enough to gain the trust of the people."
On May 3, Moon Jae-in presided over the last state affairs meeting during his term of office, and voted to pass two bills to amend the "Prosecutor's Office Law" and the "Criminal Procedure Law", which means that the Common Democratic Party has completed the purpose of amending the law during the term of the current government. has been reached.
However, due to the hasty process, it was also severely criticized by the opposition party.
Data map: On May 25, 2017 local time, former South Korean President Park Geun-hye was escorted to the Seoul Central District Court.
Regarding Wen Zaiyin's move, Su Hao said that Wen Zaiyin wanted to "minimize relevant risks as much as possible" before stepping down.
Su Hao pointed out that Moon Jae-in is a relatively clean politician, but due to the political background of the chaebol in South Korea, the rulers will inevitably have contact with the chaebol, which will lead to some abnormal relations. There may also be such factors in Moon Jae-in. .
Su Hao believes that Yin Xiyue was originally a prosecutor, and in this regard, he may also "pick Moon Jae-in's thorns", and it cannot be ruled out that Moon Jae-in will be involved in some political whirlpools after stepping down.
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