The memoir released by former Justice Minister Cho Kuk, saying, "The false information disseminated by the prosecution, the media, and the conservative opposition cartel is overwhelmingly spread," and sold 15,000 copies on the first day alone after the reservation sale began on the 27th.
While the publisher announced that it would publish 40,000 copies, former Minister Cho Kuk wrote on SNS, "I spent a long time of reflection and self-reflection and carefully prepared the book."
Then the authors who published the so-called 'Black Book of the Fatherland' gave a critical response one after another.
Jin Joong-kwon, a former professor at Dongyang University, said on his Facebook page, "The Democratic Party has become a pain in the butt," and "the gap between party sentiment and public opinion will grow."
He then left a response saying, "Should I write another book called Time for the Fatherland that the people experienced, saying that this friend's mentality is a subject of study?"
Another author, Seo Min, a professor of medicine at Dankook University, wrote on his blog, “You still pretend to be the incarnation of justice and publish a book to defend yourself. do," he scoffed.
Kwon Kyung-ae, a lawyer from Minbyon and another author, said on Facebook, "I would like to be admired for calling myself a martyr and a starter of prosecution reform, but he is the most likely to expose the conspiracy and political program of the Moon Jae-in administration to annihilate the prosecution, which was almost successful. It's a weak loophole."
In a memoir, former Minister Cho Kuk said in a letter to his supporters, "This writing was difficult because the situation and emotions of that time have been revived."
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