Kim Jong-in: "Prosecutors Must Reveal the Background of Mayor Park's Decision... President Should Make a Statement"

Joo Ho-young "President, Please State Your Position on 10 Issues in the Opening Speech"

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[Asia Economy Reporters Lee Ji-eun and Lim Chun-han] Kim Jong-in, Emergency Committee Chairman of the United Future Party, expressed doubts about the Seoul Metropolitan Government's investigation into the background of the late Mayor Park Won-soon's decision and raised his voice that the prosecution should reveal the truth. He also urged President Moon Jae-in to clarify his position regarding the leak of the fact that a complaint was filed.

On the 16th, at the United Future Party's emergency committee meeting held in the National Assembly main building, Chairman Kim said, "The most important perspective regarding this incident is who informed the late Mayor Park of the sexual crime investigation in advance." On that day, the backdrop in the party's meeting room displayed the phrase, "What is happening in this country right now?"

He said, "We demand that the prosecution, as a public authority, thoroughly clarify whether the police informed the late Mayor Park during the investigation process, whether the police reported to the Blue House and the Blue House then informed the late Mayor Park, and what the prior background was to the grave decision of the late Mayor Park's death."

Regarding this, Chairman Kim said, "Since various issues are involved in this case, only the President can provide a clear answer as to whether the police or the Blue House informed in advance," and added, "President Moon should clearly express his stance on the death of the late Mayor Park."

He expressed skepticism about the Seoul Metropolitan Government's self-investigation. Chairman Kim said, "The Seoul Metropolitan Government says it will investigate this issue on its own, but it is generally known that the Seoul Metropolitan Government does not have the capability to investigate sexual offenders," and questioned, "Isn't the Seoul Metropolitan Government the one suspected of encouraging sexual crimes?"

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He also criticized the ruling party's moves toward 'secondary victimization.' Chairman Kim said, "Regarding the power-related sexual crime case of the late Mayor Park, ruling party figures are causing secondary harm to the victim, which is causing great public outrage, and they give the impression that the late Mayor Park was a completely blameless person," adding, "The government and ruling party talk about the merits and demerits of the late Mayor Park as if he were a great person in Korea, but they do not acknowledge any merits of past governments and only talk about their faults. It is incomprehensible that they are weighing merits and demerits in this case."

Floor Leader Joo Ho-young also demanded that President Moon clarify his position on major issues. He said, "The President is scheduled to give a speech at today's National Assembly opening ceremony, and often the President says what he wants and leaves, but the people have many things they want to hear from the President," adding, "I plan to request that he clarify his position on ten situations that many people want to hear about." Floor Leader Joo said he would announce these ten issues at a press briefing at 10:30 a.m.

Floor Leader Joo criticized, saying, "The Democratic Party of Korea always claims to be a 'working National Assembly,' but the working National Assembly they talk about is one that only does what they want," and added, "A working National Assembly is one that convenes standing committees when necessary and actively operates state investigations, hearings, and special investigations. The Democratic Party is passive or refuses to convene standing committees to handle and investigate the Justice Foundation Yoon Mi-hyang case and the late Mayor Park's sexual harassment case, and only does so reluctantly."

He said, "Looking at the Democratic Party's dictatorial behavior in the legislature, there is some doubt about whether the opening ceremony is even appropriate, but since the responsibility given to the opposition by the people is to monitor and supervise the failure and tyranny of the regime and the President, we have reluctantly agreed to attend the opening ceremony," adding, "We hope the Democratic Party will immediately respond to demands for state investigations, hearings, and convening of standing committees."

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