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When former National Security Office chief Suh Hoon was arrested in connection with the shooting of a public official in the West Sea, former President Moon Jae-in took the position that it was very unfortunate.

The power of the people was dismissed as an overreaction to avoid responsibility.



Reporter Kim Hak-hui reports.



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Former President Moon Jae-in expressed his position on the arrest of former National Security Office Director Suh Hoon through social media.



Former President Moon praised Seo as "the best North Korea expert, strategist, and negotiator who participated in all negotiations with North Korea under the Kim Dae-jung, Roh Moo-hyun, and Moon Jae-in administrations" and a person who "established the best intelligence cooperation relationship between South Korea and the United States, leading to the North Korea-U.S. summit." I did.



He continued, "It is difficult to find again an asset of trust with long experience and experience like Seo Hoon, both between South and North Korea and between Korea and the United States."



The power of the people dismissed it as an overreaction to avoid responsibility, saying that he could not understand why former President Moon was making such a position.



[Park Jeong-ha/Chief Spokesperson for People's Power: Former President Moon Jae-in's overreaction is interpreted as wanting to somehow avoid responsibility for himself by supporting former chief Seo Hoon.



] "Former President Moon should apologize in front of the people and reflect on history," he said.





[Kim Eui-gyeom/Democratic Party Spokesperson: (Former President Moon Jae-in) expressed his position not only because of his worries about one individual.

This is because the dark clouds hanging over the Korean Peninsula are ominous.]



Since the possibility that the prosecution will expand the investigation to former President Moon cannot be ruled out, the conflict between the old and new governments is expected to fluctuate depending on the prosecution's investigation in the future.



(Video coverage: Yang Doo-won, video editing: Choi Jin-hwa)