President Moon: "Opposition's claim that Park Ji-won is a 'person colluding with the enemy' is highly inappropriate" (Comprehensive)

President Moon Criticizes Future United Party's National Intelligence Service Director Nominee... Park Ji-won Calls It "Old Colorism Ahead of Hearing"

[Asia Economy Reporters Ryu Jeong-min and Son Seon-hee] President Moon Jae-in criticized the Future United Party's reference to Park Ji-won, the nominee for the Director of the National Intelligence Service, as a 'person colluding with the enemy,' calling it a very inappropriate remark.

Kang Min-seok, the Blue House spokesperson, stated during a briefing at the Chuncheon Press Center on the 20th, "The opposition party claimed that Park Ji-won, the nominee for the NIS Director, is a person colluding with the enemy. In response, President Moon said it was a 'very inappropriate remark' and questioned how the opposition party could say such a thing, no matter what."

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Earlier, Joo Ho-young, the floor leader of the United Party, after attending the 55th memorial ceremony for former President Rhee Syngman on the 19th, told reporters, "If Park Ji-won were the Minister of Unification, it might be viewed differently, but the NIS is an intelligence agency that protects the Republic of Korea on the front lines. Appointing someone who colludes with the enemy is fundamentally wrong."

In a statement, nominee Park pointed out that "Although the opposition party is trying to find faults and revive old-fashioned color politics ahead of the confirmation hearing, there is a line that must be respected even amid political offensives," calling the remarks insulting.

Meanwhile, a senior Blue House official explained regarding the disclosure of President Moon's comments about nominee Park to the media, "The President was not angry but evaluated the remarks as very inappropriate."

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