Kim Geun-sik: "The President's '11 Years of Agricultural Experience' Must Have Felt Embarrassing Even While Writing It"

[Asia Economy Reporter Lee Ji-eun] Professor Kim Geun-sik of Gyeongnam National University, chairman of the Future United Party's Songpa-byeong district committee in Seoul, criticized President Moon regarding the purchase of his Yangsan residence, saying, "If he personally wrote '11 years of farming experience' in the agricultural management plan, he would have felt embarrassed himself." He pointed out that despite being a member of the National Assembly, opposition party leader, and presidential candidate, he did not have much actual farming experience.

On the 7th, Professor Kim said on Facebook, "The public knows, and the president himself knows, that he has been busy as the incumbent president, a member of the National Assembly, opposition party leader, and two-time presidential candidate. If he personally wrote that he has 11 years of farming experience, I can imagine how embarrassed he must have felt alone."

He added, "Even if he intends to farm according to the management plan, he would have to wait another two years after retirement to move down and start farming," and pointed out, "If he submits an agricultural management plan to purchase farmland but leaves it fallow without proper farming, that would be a minor but still a violation of the law."

Regarding the controversy over leaving the land fallow, the Blue House explained that "First Lady Kim Jung-sook went down and actually cultivated the land." Professor Kim responded, "It's embarrassing to hear," and said, "If the First Lady, who has a busy schedule, personally went down to prevent the farmland from lying fallow, the Blue House might have softly promoted it on social network services (SNS), but I have not heard any such news anywhere."

He said, "Raising suspicions of a minor farmland law violation regarding the purchase of the residence where the president will live after retirement might be crossing a line, and the Blue House's complaint asking for common sense is understandable," but added, "Since the opposition party raised the issue and the media reported it, and it is directly related to the incumbent president's alleged legal violation, he should explain honestly and objectively, and if there is anything to correct, he should do so strictly."

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