Sim Jae-cheol: "President Moon, If Involved in 'Ulsan Operation', Impeachment Will Be Pursued"

Sim Jae-cheol, floor leader of the Liberty Korea Party, is attending the Supreme Council meeting held at the National Assembly on the 10th and delivering a speech. Photo by Yoon Dong-joo doso7@

[Asia Economy Reporter Kim Hyemin] Sim Jae-cheol, floor leader of the Liberty Korea Party, said on the 10th, "If even a slight fact emerges that President Moon Jae-in was involved in the Ulsan mayoral election manipulation, we will push for impeachment."

Sim attended the Supreme Council meeting held at the National Assembly that morning and raised suspicions, saying, "The investigation status was reported six times to Yoon Geon-young, then head of the Presidential Office Situation Room, who directly reported to the president."

He stated, "According to the prosecution's indictment, former Blue House anti-corruption secretary Park Kyung-cheol recognized that this manipulation was a crime. He testified that he 'recognized a serious illegal act that was not within the authority of the Presidential Secretariat.' This means the Blue House knew from the beginning that ordering the police to investigate around then-Ulsan Mayor Kim Gi-hyeon was illegal."

Sim also said, "Even Kwon Kyung-hye, a lawyer from the People's Solidarity for Participatory Democracy and the Lawyers for a Democratic Society, called it an election crime," and raised suspicions of involvement, stating, "The police investigation status was reported 18 times to the Blue House, and among them, six times were reported to the Blue House Situation Room, which directly reports to the president."

He added, "President Moon remains silent, but the people demand an explanation from the president. He should confess honestly before the people," and warned, "If he does not confess, we will push for a parliamentary audit and a special investigation after the general election. If even a slight fact of President Moon's involvement emerges through that, we will push for impeachment."

Sim also targeted Justice Minister Choo Mi-ae, saying, "Her failure to submit the prosecution's indictment is a violation of the National Assembly Act," and claimed, "Today, we will file a criminal complaint against Minister Choo and propose an impeachment motion."

Meanwhile, Sim addressed the novel coronavirus infection (Wuhan pneumonia), saying, "There are still many entrants from China. This means a large number of international students are also coming in," and urged, "In this situation, restricting entry only to Hubei Province, how can the public feel assured? President Moon must take groundbreaking measures to significantly expand the restricted entry areas."

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