Kim Du-kwan: "Yoon Seok-yeol is a 'law eel'... President Moon's message is to leave it alone"

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[Asia Economy Reporter Wondara] Kim Du-kwan, a member of the Democratic Party of Korea, stated that President Moon Jae-in's decision not to publicly reprimand Prosecutor General Yoon Seok-youl means that ruling party figures are signaling not to pressure Yoon to resign. Kim also pointed out that Yoon's behavior resembles a 'law eel' rather than just a 'law dodger.'

On the afternoon of the 23rd, Kim posted on his Facebook under the title "Even if Prosecutor General Yoon goes backward, we must go straight," saying, "Many people who do not understand the recent behavior of the prosecution might have expected remarks criticizing the Prosecutor General. However, President Moon emphasized only 'principled cooperation' as if nothing had happened."

He continued, "The President's lack of any reprimand and only principled remarks mean that leaving him alone is the best option," adding, "Whether Yoon completes his term or resigns midway, he should be left to decide on his own, and ruling party figures should not step forward to pressure him."

He further emphasized, "Pressuring him won't make him leave, and forcing a resignation would look bad," and "Pressuring Prosecutor General Yoon at this time is no different from helping the United Future Party, which aims to derail prosecution reform and the establishment of the Corruption Investigation Office for High-ranking Officials (CIO)."

Kim said, "We have endured public opinion pressure to hold onto the chairmanship of the Legislation and Judiciary Committee because we must complete the reform legislation that was not finalized in the 20th National Assembly," and "We must move forward solely with the establishment of the CIO without hesitation." He also stressed, "We should focus on the normal launch of the CIO in July."

He also referred to Prosecutor General Yoon as a 'law eel.'

Kim criticized, "Yoon conducts searches and seizures at 100 places without hesitation if it harms the ruling party, while investigating his mother-in-law's charges, covering up for his own prosecution colleagues, and not even investigating clear corruption cases of the opposition party." He added, "It is hard to find a better example that shows the necessity of prosecution reform than Yoon himself," and pointed out, "We need to coin a new term 'law eel' beyond 'law dodger' to describe him."

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