"Yoon Seok-yeol, Blinded by Presidency, Runs Amok" Kim Nam-guk Criticizes Prosecution's Search of 'Wolseong Unit 1'

"Prosecutorial Coup Challenging the Constitution and Democracy"

Kim Nam-guk, a member of the Democratic Party of Korea, is attending the plenary meeting of the Legislation and Judiciary Committee held at the National Assembly in Yeouido, Seoul, on September 21. He is explaining a bill proposal. [Image source=Yonhap News]

[Asia Economy Reporter Heo Midam] On the 6th, Kim Namguk, a member of the Democratic Party of Korea, strongly criticized the prosecution's search and seizure of the 'Wolseong Nuclear Power Plant Unit 1,' saying, "Prosecutor General Yoon Seok-yeol seems to be running wild, blinded by the president."

On the same day, Kim posted on his Facebook, "The People Power Party, which usually submits complaints in Seoul, filed a complaint with the Daejeon District Prosecutors' Office, known to have close associates of Prosecutor General Yoon, regarding a case that the Board of Audit and Inspection did not even request an investigation on," he said.

He pointed out, "A week later, Prosecutor General Yoon visited the Daejeon District Prosecutors' Office, and shortly after, a sudden search and seizure was carried out," adding, "Looking at the series of events, it raises suspicion that the People Power Party and some political prosecutors colluded to conduct an investigation attacking the government."

He also criticized, "It is clearly suspicious that the search and seizure suddenly began as investigations into Prosecutor General Yoon's wife and mother-in-law, as well as allegations of inadequate investigations into Lime and Optimus, started to surface in earnest."

Kim then raised his voice, saying, "If all these suspicions are true, this investigation goes beyond undermining the political neutrality and independence of the prosecution; it is a 'prosecutorial coup' challenging our constitution and democracy."

Earlier, the Criminal Division 5 of the Daejeon District Prosecutors' Office (Chief Lee Sang-hyun) sent prosecutors and investigators to conduct search and seizure at the Ministry of Industry and Energy in the Government Sejong Complex, the Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power headquarters in Gyeongju, North Gyeongsang Province, and the Korea Gas Corporation headquarters in Sinseo-dong, Daegu.

On the 20th of last month, the Board of Audit and Inspection released an audit result regarding the early shutdown decision process of Wolseong Unit 1 in June 2018, stating, "Some Ministry of Industry and Energy employees secretly entered the office late at night before the audit and deleted 444 documents related to Wolseong Unit 1." In response, the People Power Party accused 12 people, including former Minister of Industry and Energy Baek Woon-gyu, Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power President Jung Jae-hoon, and Korea Gas Corporation President Chae Hee-bong, of manipulating the economic feasibility evaluation of Wolseong Unit 1 to decide on early shutdown and filed complaints with the prosecution.

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