Kim Geun-sik "Choo, Sympathy for Son's Shared Suffering... Forced Defense of Cho Kuk's Certificate"

Geun-sik Kim, Chairman of the Seoul Songpa-byeong Party Committee of the People Power Party. / Photo by Yonhap News

[Asia Economy Reporter Seulgi Kim] On the 5th, Justice Minister Choo Mi-ae claimed that the allegations of "certificate forgery" against former Justice Minister Cho Kuk were "not a power-type corruption," prompting Kim Geun-sik, the People Power Party’s Seoul Songpa-byeong district committee chairman, to sharply criticize, saying, "Minister Choo’s desperate defense, sharing the same plight as Cho Kuk, is understandable."

On the same day, Kim posted on his Facebook, stating, "Cho Kuk’s admission corruption is a 'corruption of the living power.' It is the admission corruption involving the child of the powerful Senior Secretary for Civil Affairs."

He added, "The president’s order to the prosecution and Prosecutor General Yoon Seok-yeol’s public declaration that the prosecution’s duty is to investigate the 'living power' means strictly holding those in power accountable for their corruption and wrongdoing." He pointed out, "Minister Choo cleverly narrows the investigation of corruption of the living power to only 'power-type corruption' investigations, arguing absurdly that Cho Kuk’s admission corruption is not power-type corruption, thus claiming the prosecution’s investigation is a political attack and interference."

He continued, "The Senior Secretary for Civil Affairs committed a shameless criminal act of admission corruption by using the parental chance, which is a symbol of fairness." He added, "It is clear that this is an unfair corruption by the social elite who used the influence of a Seoul National University professor and the status of a celebrity."

Kim raised his voice toward Minister Choo, saying, "Should the prosecution just overlook corruption among the ruling class that is not power-type corruption? Is that why the special leave benefit for Minister Choo’s son was dismissed without charges?"

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