"Arrest President Moon Jae-in" White House Petition Surpasses 1 Million Signatures

Petitioner "President Moon Illegally Smuggled COVID-19 into the U.S."
Song Young-gil "It's Definitely an Extreme Right-Wing Petition... It's Shameful"

On the 5th, the petition titled "President Moon Jae-in must be arrested" on the White House petition site 'We the People' surpassed 1 million signatures. Photo by 'We the People' homepage capture.

[Asia Economy Reporter Seunggon Han, Intern Reporter Bongju Kim] A petition titled "Arrest President Moon Jae-in" was posted on the White House petition site 'We the People,' and as of the 5th, the number of signatories has surpassed 1 million.

According to the White House petition site 'We the People' on the same day, the petition titled "INDICT & ARREST Moon Jae-in for SMUGGLING the ChinaVirus into the US & ENDANGERING the national security of US & ROK!" had about 1.01 million signatures as of 2 p.m. The petition, which was posted on April 23, currently ranks first among ongoing petitions on the White House website.

Kim Il-seon, a former adjunct professor at Hanyang University, who is known to have posted the petition, is a conservative YouTuber running the conservative channel 'Taepyeong TV.' In the petition, he claimed, "President Moon Jae-in smuggled COVID-19 into the United States and massacred Americans. He also illegally seized the sovereignty of the Republic of Korea, the United States' closest ally, committing a crime that endangers the security of the ROK-US alliance."

The petition appears to have gained rapid participation, attracting interest from some conservative circles. However, some have expressed opinions that posting a petition calling for the arrest of the Korean president on a U.S. petition site is inappropriate.

Democratic Party lawmaker Song Young-gil criticized the petition last month, saying, "This is neither under the jurisdiction of the White House nor a matter for response. It is definitely a petition from Korea's far-right forces." He added, "At first, I was angry, and then my whole body trembled with sorrow."

Lawmaker Song lamented, "Putting aside the absurdity of the petition's reasons, it is utterly shocking to see a sovereign nation's president begging the U.S. president to indict and arrest him."

He strongly criticized, "They say this petition is number one on the White House website, ahead of all other issues in the U.S. Do they think the Republic of Korea is the 51st state of the U.S.? Thinking about the bewilderment American citizens will feel upon seeing this makes my face flush with shame."

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