Yoo Seung-min: "President Moon Jae-in Does Not Have the Authority as Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces"

Former Yoo Seung-min, United Future Party (currently People Power Party) member. [Image source=Yonhap News]

[Asia Economy Intern Reporter Kim Bong-ju] Former Future United Party (now People Power Party) lawmaker Yoo Seung-min said, "President Moon Jae-in does not have the qualifications of the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces."

On the 24th, former lawmaker Yoo stated on Facebook, "The incident in which our missing government official was shot and his body burned by North Korean soldiers showed through actions how atrocious the North Korean regime is."

He added, "The fact that our military only watched while our citizen was shot and his body desecrated makes us question the very reason for the military's existence. A military that cannot protect the lives of its people has no reason to exist," adding, "All commanders involved must be strictly punished as an example."

Former lawmaker Yoo continued, "The reason our military has come to this is that the President, as the Commander-in-Chief, has lost the qualifications to command the military."

Photo by Yoo Seung-min, former member of the Future United Party (currently People Power Party), Facebook capture.

Former lawmaker Yoo criticized, "Right after North Korea trampled on the lives of our citizens in the West Sea, the President spoke of a declaration of the end of the war in his UN speech, and even after receiving a face-to-face report, he talked about peace at a military promotion ceremony. Even though North Korea trampled on the lives of our citizens, President Moon's mind is filled only with words like declaration of the end of the war and peace."

He continued, "The fact that the Blue House issued the President's expression of regret and the phrase 'unacceptable' 43 hours after obtaining intelligence about this incident is nothing more than a delayed lip service made after watching public opinion."

Former lawmaker Yoo said, "The President must make a decisive decision to punish North Korea for this tragedy," and questioned, "If the President cannot protect his own people because he is watching North Korea's reactions and flattering them, then why does the state exist? Why does the President exist?"

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