President Moon Urges Blue House to Actively Cooperate with Prosecutors in Opti and Lime Allegations Investigation

"Efforts to Hold Korea-China-Japan Summit"
President's Response Typing Controversy "Unfathomable"

Gyeonggi Province Governor Lee Jae-myung (left) and Jeju Province Governor Won Hee-ryong (second from right) are attending the 2nd Korean New Deal Strategy Meeting held at the Blue House on the morning of the 13th, listening to President Moon Jae-in's remarks.

President Moon Jae-in on the 14th stated regarding the Optimus and Lime scandals involving former Blue House officials, "There can be no sacred zones," and instructed, "The Blue House should actively cooperate with the prosecution's investigation to quickly resolve the suspicions."

Kang Min-seok, Blue House spokesperson, told reporters that day, "If the prosecution requests access records related to the Lime investigation, the Blue House plans to review and submit them." However, regarding the CCTV footage reportedly previously requested by the prosecution, he said, "The retention period has expired, so it no longer exists."

The prosecution requested the Blue House on July 7 for access records or related CCTV footage of Lee Kang-se, CEO of Star Mobility, who is involved in the Lime scandal, but reports emerged that the Blue House refused this request, creating a tense atmosphere. President Moon's directive came shortly after receiving reports of this controversy.

The names of former Blue House Senior Secretary for Political Affairs Kang Ki-jung and former administrative officer of the Civil Affairs Secretary's office Lee Mo have been mentioned in connection with the Optimus and Lime scandals.

Additionally, regarding reports that Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga expressed his intention to not attend this year's Korea-China-Japan summit hosted by Korea due to historical issues, the Blue House stated, "If there are problems, we should rather try to meet and resolve them." Spokesperson Kang added, "We will continue efforts to ensure the Korea-China-Japan trilateral summit takes place."

The Blue House also issued a statement concerning the controversy over a letter President Moon sent to the son of a Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries official who was shot and killed by North Korean forces in the West Sea.

Spokesperson Kang said, "The opposition party and some media are raising issues about the president's reply letter being typed," and added, "I do not understand why this is a source of controversy."

Kang explained, "The president first writes the letter by hand. The content written on a memo is then typed by the secretariat and electronically signed." He added, "The same process applies to letters the president sends to foreign heads of state."

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