Hong Joon-pyo: "Moon Administration Is Committing Unprecedented Atrocities"

Hong Joon-pyo, former leader of the Liberty Korea Party [Image source=Yonhap News]

[Asia Economy Reporter Heo Midam] Former Liberty Korea Party leader Hong Joon-pyo criticized, saying, "The Moon Jae-in administration is committing an unprecedented atrocity of neutralizing the prosecution followed by seizing control of the judiciary."

On the 12th, Hong posted on his Facebook, "Delays in sentencing that violate principles cause public distrust in the judiciary," and added, "I hope the Supreme Court's 2nd Division will promptly deliver a verdict on the Democratic Party's Yangsan mayor election law violation case."

He stated, "By changing the presiding judge of defendant Kim Kyung-soo in the Druking case, the trial has been delayed, and the Supreme Court has not reported the appeal of the Democratic Party's Yangsan mayor election law violation case, even though more than five months have passed since the appellate court's ruling, exceeding the Supreme Court's three-month regulation."

He continued, "Whether it is because the Yangsan election was seen as unfavorable in the general election, or whether the Supreme Court's verdict is now being manipulated by the Moon administration, it is truly a shameful reality of the judiciary that is currently under suspicion," but emphasized, "I still trust our Supreme Court."

Kim Il-kwon, mayor of Yangsan, was sentenced to a fine of 5 million won, which corresponds to a nullification of election victory, in the first trial for the charge of spreading false information (violation of the Public Official Election Act) in the June 13, 2018 local elections. After receiving the same sentence in the appellate trial held in September last year, he is awaiting the Supreme Court's final decision.

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