Joo Ho-young "Yoon Mi-hyang Incident, Does the President Have No Intention to Step in Directly to Resolve It?"

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[Asia Economy Reporters Lee Ji-eun and Lim Chun-han] Joo Ho-young, leader of the United Future Party, demanded an answer from President Moon Jae-in regarding the 'Yoon Mi-hyang incident.'

At an emergency press conference held on the 16th at the National Assembly main building, Joo, the floor leader, said, "The president stated that 'attempts to deny the comfort women movement are wrong,' but he misunderstood the essence of the incident."

He added, "The public is not trying to deny the significance and value of the comfort women movement but is asking for clarification of the facts regarding suspicions that funds and taxpayers' money, collected supposedly for the grandmothers, were used for personal gain rather than for the grandmothers, or that accounting books were manipulated." He continued, "The prosecution has not even summoned Representative Yoon for investigation yet; does the president have any intention to personally step in to wipe the tears of the victims?"

On the same day, ahead of the National Assembly's opening, Joo prepared ten questions regarding President Moon's opening speech, saying, "The president should not only say what he wants but also what the public wants to hear." The demand for a response about the 'Yoon Mi-hyang incident' is one of them. The United Future Party plans to deliver these questions to the Blue House's Office of Political Affairs as well.

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