Controversy over Optimus: Ruling Party Says "Jinyoung Also a Victim, Opposition's Power Gate Claims Are Exaggerated"

"Park Administration Direct Youth Committee Chair Investigated as Lobbyist... Is This a People Power Party Gate?"
"Jinyoung, 'Regardless of How the Investment Was Made, They Should Be Seen as a Victim in the Second Phase'"

[Asia Economy Reporter Jeon Jinyoung] As the opposition party labeled the Lime and Optimus cases as 'power-type gates' and raised suspicions of involvement by ruling party figures, the Democratic Party of Korea launched a counterattack. They highlighted that a person known to have conducted lobbying activities on behalf of Optimus had a history of working during the Park Geun-hye administration, emphasizing that the People Power Party cannot escape controversy either.

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Choi In-ho, the Democratic Party's chief spokesperson, said to reporters after the Supreme Council meeting on the 16th, "The opposition party is making exaggerated claims calling it a 'power-type gate' even though the facts have never been revealed," adding, "Repeatedly doing so turns it into a distorted claim."

Choi said, "Today, a person who was the youth committee chairman directly under the Park Geun-hye government is reportedly being investigated as a lobbyist," and questioned, "Then, since that person is also involved, should we call it a People Power Party gate, not an opposition party gate?"

Regarding reports that Jin Young, Minister of the Ministry of the Interior and Safety, invested hundreds of millions of won in Optimus Asset Management funds and suffered losses, he emphasized, "Regardless of how the investment was made, he should be considered a victim."

He raised his voice, saying, "What relationship do the so-called advisory groups and counsel groups, who are under suspicion, have with the Blue House and the ruling party core? Articles keep presuming some connection with the ruling party and classifying them as ruling party figures, but that is not the case."

He added, "Isn't a 'power-type gate' defined as an act where someone with a special relationship like Choi Soon-sil or a chief secretary at the pinnacle of power exerts undue pressure to gain private benefits? So far, nothing has come out about anyone connected to the top of power," drawing a clear line.

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