United Future Party: "If Choi Kang-wook Was Involved in Chu Mi-ae's Message, It Undermines the Rule of Law"

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[Asia Economy Reporter Lim Chun-han] On the 9th, the United Future Party criticized Choi Kang-wook, leader of the Open Democratic Party, regarding the controversy over his prior exposure of the draft statement of Minister of Justice Choo Mi-ae on Facebook, saying, "Are there two Ministers of Justice in the Republic of Korea?"

Kim Eun-hye, spokesperson for the United Future Party, said in a statement that day, "The usually smooth explanations of the Moon Jae-in administration keep getting tangled over a single word about state affairs manipulation," adding, "When others do it, it's state affairs manipulation; when they do it, it's a communication error. It reminds me of the time when others had a blacklist, but they had a checklist."

Spokesperson Kim pointed out, "Who is Leader Choi? He was the person who designated Prosecutor General Yoon Seok-youl as the first investigation target once the Corruption Investigation Office for High-ranking Officials (CIO) was launched," and said, "If Leader Choi, who usually promised to compensate for the Democratic Party's shortcomings, was involved in Minister Choo's recent message, then we are witnessing the Blue House 'one team' instinct to privatize the prosecution. This is a disruption of the rule of law."

Kim also stated, "Leader Choi even released a press release reporting that after the general election, President Moon Jae-in called him for seven minutes to specially urge reform of the power institutions," and added, "Minister Choo and Leader Choi must provide a satisfactory explanation for this incident."

Spokesperson Kim concluded, "You can deceive one person for a long time, or deceive several people for a short time, but you cannot deceive the public for a long time," and said, "Do not make fools of the people."

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