Kim Du-kwan "Yoon Seok-yeol Must Be Dismissed"... Jin Joong-kwon "He Attacks with Brazen Hypocrisy"

Kim Du-gwan, member of the Democratic Party of Korea./Photo by Yonhap News

[Asia Economy Intern Reporter Kang Juhee] On the 5th, Kim Du-gwan, a member of the Democratic Party of Korea, referred to Prosecutor General Yoon Seok-yeol's remark that "we must reject dictatorship and totalitarianism disguised as democracy," urging, "The Democratic Party should submit a motion to dismiss Prosecutor General Yoon."

On the 5th, Kim posted on his Facebook under the title 'Proposing the Submission of a Motion to Dismiss the Prosecutor General,' stating, "We must make a decisive move to restore the discipline of the state and constitutional order and to set the prosecution straight."

Kim criticized, "President Moon Jae-in is a president elected by the people. The Prosecutor General's criticism of the head of state, the president, as a dictator and totalitarian is an intolerable violation of the constitutional order and a challenge to the sovereign people, and thus he should be dismissed."

He continued, "It is absurd that the highest official of the prosecution, who was a loyal follower of the military dictatorships of Park Chung-hee and Chun Doo-hwan and repeatedly engaged in fabricating cases and human rights abuses, is now attacking the president by invoking dictatorship and totalitarianism that the people drove out with their lives and tears."

Kim said, "One might think that dismissing Prosecutor General Yoon would create a victim image for him, politically benefit the opposition party, and be a boon for them," but added, "However, the more important thing is to uphold the fundamental principle that actions shaking the national order for the benefit of the prosecution cannot be tolerated."

He further stated, "Such acts of national disorder must be dealt with firmly and swiftly. Only then will power institutions stop belittling the people and abusing power to protect their vested interests," urging, "I propose that the prosecution be transformed into a purely prosecutorial body. The Prosecutor's Office should be dismantled and absorbed into the Ministry of Justice's prosecution headquarters, and the investigative functions, which have developed professional expertise, should be integrated with the National Police Agency's National Investigation Headquarters to form an independent National Investigation Agency."

Former Dongyang University Professor Jin Joong-kwon. Photo by Yonhap News

In response, former Dongyang University professor Jin Joong-kwon criticized Kim on the 6th via his Facebook post, saying, "It seems this person really wants to see the country split in two," and added, "Kim Du-gwan, are you bored these days? It looks like you want to see some catastrophic situation. This is ridiculous. Even if you did something wrong, you should reflect and apologize."

Jin said, "It seems the Democratic Party members are feeling a crisis as the falsehood of the collusion between prosecution and media was exposed as fraud. They are having a collective hysteria," mocking, "Anyway, this is their charm. When caught cheating, they brazenly attack back with wildness."

He also remarked, "It looks like this person is planning to run for president. Seeing how he shakes the sixty-year cycle at the right time," and criticized, "This is all the downside of the 'Ddakgae-moon' fandom politics" (a derogatory term for supporters of President Moon Jae-in).

Earlier, on the 3rd, Prosecutor General Yoon said at the inauguration ceremony for new prosecutors, "The core value of our constitution, liberal democracy, does not ignore equality and only emphasize freedom," adding, "It refers to true democracy that rejects dictatorship and totalitarianism disguised as democracy."

Some interpret this as an indirect criticism by Prosecutor General Yoon of the government and the ruling party.

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