Joo Ho-young: "No Statement from President Moon on Kim Kyung-soo's Guilty Verdict"

Joo Ho-young, floor leader of the People Power Party, and Lee Jae-myung, governor of Gyeonggi Province, attended the Gyeonggi Province Budget Policy Council held at the National Assembly on the 6th. Before the meeting started, they posed while shouting "Fighting." Photo by Yoon Dong-joo doso7@

[Asia Economy Reporters Lee Ji-eun and Lim Chun-han] Joo Ho-young, the floor leader of the People Power Party, criticized the lack of a statement from President Moon Jae-in regarding the guilty verdict against Kim Kyung-soo, Governor of Gyeongnam Province, for comment manipulation, saying, "In a situation where a major figure close to the president during the presidential election has been found guilty in a comment-related case, there has been no position expressed by President Moon."

After the Budget Policy Council meeting in Gyeonggi Province on the 6th, Floor Leader Joo told reporters, "Wasn't there an attack from President Moon and the Democratic Party of Korea regarding the National Intelligence Service comment incident?" Kim served as a spokesperson for President Moon's election campaign in 2017.

He pointed out, "The trial related to election law has been delayed for too long," and added, "It is unusual that bail was not revoked despite the guilty verdict and imprisonment."

Regarding Kim's acquittal on charges of violating the Public Official Election Act, Floor Leader Joo said, "In the first trial, he was found guilty of violating the Public Official Election Act," and added, "I will review the judgment, but I wonder if the court made a mistake in its decision on that point."

He continued, expressing sympathy for Governor Kim, saying, "As someone who holds the same administrative position, I feel sorry," and added, "Since the Supreme Court ruling is still pending, I hope the situation is resolved well and that the Gyeongnam provincial administration is carried out smoothly."

On the same day, Floor Leader Joo met with Lee Jae-myung, Governor of Gyeonggi Province, to discuss provincial administration. Floor Leader Joo said, "We agreed that there should be no division between ruling and opposition parties in national development," and added, "There was progress since we had a consultation meeting with the People Power Party before."

Regarding Yoon Seok-youl, Prosecutor General, who recently rose to first place among opposition presidential candidates in opinion polls, he was reserved, saying, "I don't know much about him."

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