Jin Joong-kwon Questions Whether Donations for 'Cho Kuk White Paper' Will Be Used Properly

Former Dongyang University Professor Jin Joong-kwon Photo by Yonhap News

[Asia Economy Intern Reporter Kim Sung-yeol] Former Dongyang University professor Jin Joong-kwon expressed doubts about whether the 300 million won in sponsorship funds for the production of the 'Jo Guk White Paper' would be used properly.

On the afternoon of the 16th, Jin posted on his Facebook, saying, "Broadcaster Kim Eo-jun raised 2 billion won during the production of the film 'The Plan,' which raised suspicions about vote counting fraud in the 2012 presidential election, but he has not detailed how the funds were used."

He claimed, "Those who have seen the film know there is a huge gap between the 2 billion won production cost and the quality of the film," adding, "The difference was obviously embezzled."

He continued, "This is not my story but what Jeong Bong-ju said," explaining, "(Jeong Bong-ju said that Kim Eo-jun) used that money to travel abroad and indulge in all sorts of extravagance, saying 'That guy will eventually go bankrupt because of money,'" he relayed.

He also said, "Among the examples of that extravagance given by Jeong Bong-ju, there is something interesting," adding, "Kim Eo-jun reportedly buys underwear, wears it once, and then just throws it in the trash. Please verify the truth with former lawmaker Jeong," he said.

Former Dongyang University Professor Jin Joong-kwon posted on Facebook / Photo by Jin Joong-kwon, Facebook capture

Regarding Kim Min-woong, chairman of the Jo Guk White Paper Promotion Committee’s statement that "there were difficulties in finding a publisher," former professor Jin said, "That is a blatant lie. Since Moon supporters (supporters of President Moon Jae-in) would obviously buy it like a pack of dogs, no publisher in a capitalist society that I know of would give up such a huge profit right in front of their eyes."

He added, "This project was planned from the start by government cronies, those who became lawmakers as a reward for their servitude, and now disconnected politicians for livelihood and profit," and said, "If you couldn’t find a publisher, just call me. I can find one in five minutes."

Former professor Jin criticized, "Just looking at Kim Eo-jun’s case, the details won’t be disclosed or will be disclosed poorly. That’s exactly where the money gets skimmed off. The income details will also not be properly disclosed. That’s the main source of income."

He said, "In other cases, if sponsorship funds were managed like that, it would immediately lead to handcuffs for fraud," but added, "However, in some sense, it was not fraud."

He then cited cults as an example, saying, "In the case of cults, victims of fraud often end up defending the fraudulent leader," and criticized strongly, "Similar phenomena occur in the Kkomjinri religion and Moon Cheonji religion. How can you punish people when the victims say it’s not fraud?"

Former professor Jin concluded, "Read the articles carefully. Since this administration took office, evil has become too ordinary," and "Anyone and everyone commits fraud as easily as making YouTube videos."

Status of Support for the Production of the Jo Guk White Paper / Photo by Jo Guk White Paper Production Support Homepage Capture

Meanwhile, the 'Jo Guk White Paper' is being produced by supporters of former Minister of Justice Jo Guk with the aim of documenting the prosecution and media’s conduct during the controversial 'Jo Guk incident' in the second half of last year.

Kyung Hee University professor Kim Min-woong serves as the chairman of the promotion committee, former lawmaker Choi Min-hee is the executive director, and Kim Eo-jun, head of the Ddanzi Ilbo, is the sponsorship chairman.

The writing team includes Professor Jeon Woo-yong of the Academy of Korean Studies, lawyer Kim Nam-guk, reporter Go Il-seok, DevQuest CEO Park Ji-hoon, SisaTapa TV CEO Lee Jong-won, one-person media IMPeter’s Lim Byung-do, and Kim Yoo-jin, director of the Citizens’ Coalition for Democratic Media.

The promotion committee created a fundraising site on the 8th to raise production costs, and closed the fundraising on the 11th after sponsorship funds exceeded 300 million won.

This content was produced with the assistance of AI translation services.