"Let's Part Ways with Maximum Respect" Yoo Si-min Declares 'Political Breakup' with Jin Joong-kwon

Yoo Si-min "Professor Jin's Claim Almost Identical to Prosecution-Originated Articles"

Yoo Si-min, Chairman of the Roh Moo-hyun Foundation. Photo by JTBC, captured from the New Year's special debate broadcast.

[Asia Economy Reporter Han Seung-gon] Yoo Si-min, chairman of the People’s Life Foundation and the Roh Moo-hyun Foundation, stated on the 7th that he and former Dongyang University professor Jin Joong-kwon have "diverging views on the Cho Kuk incident," adding, "Even farewells require skill. It is best to part ways with as much respect as possible."

Chairman Yoo and former professor Jin were founding members of the Justice Party and politically collaborated, including co-hosting the 'Noyujin's Political Cafe' podcast with the late former lawmaker Roh Hoe-chan.

However, they recently showed differing opinions regarding allegations related to former Minister of Justice Cho Kuk and accusations of forged certificates involving Professor Jung Kyung-shim of Dongyang University. Ultimately, Yoo’s remarks are interpreted as a declaration of political separation.

On the same day, Chairman Yoo said on the foundation’s YouTube channel 'Yoo Si-min’s Alileo,' "There were times when our judgments aligned and we walked the same path, but now at a crossroads, I seem to have decided to go this way, while former professor Jin has chosen the other."

Former Dongyang University Professor Jin Joong-kwon. Photo by JTBC New Year's Special Debate

Chairman Yoo referred to the JTBC New Year debate on January 1st, in which he appeared with former professor Jin, saying, "I tried not to argue that day," but pointed out, "The content of the post Jin wrote on Facebook was almost identical to the countless prosecution-related articles we have seen."

In the debate, former professor Jin disparaged the content of Yoo’s YouTube channel 'Alileo' as "delusion," "incitement," and "fantasy."

He also sharply criticized 'Kim Eo-jun’s News Factory' and 'MBC PD Notebook,' saying, "They only broadcast what people want to hear," and called them "a scam." Chairman Yoo said, "I will not comment."

Chairman Yoo added, "He calls me delusional and confirmation-biased, but everyone faces such risks," and said, "I hope former professor Jin, when alone at night, watches his own videos or reads his writings and reflects on his thoughts and emotions with some distance."

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