Joo Ho-young: "Republic of Korea's Republic Crisis... President Moon, Is This the Path You Want to Take?"

[Asia Economy Reporter Jeon Jinyoung] Joo Ho-young, the floor leader of the People Power Party, voiced criticism of the government on the 29th, stating that "the Republic of Korea's republican system is in crisis."

On the afternoon of the same day, Joo said on Facebook, "The moment the immunity privilege for the people of this administration is completed, the Republic of Korea's republican system will collapse."

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He targeted "Minister of Justice Choo Mi-ae, who dances with a knife saying 'Under no circumstances will we be punished by law,' former Minister of Justice Cho Kuk, who has restarted a public propaganda campaign, and the Democratic Party members who control 180 seats in the National Assembly," criticizing that "their openly revealed goal of ousting Prosecutor General Yoon Seok-youl is aimed at neutralizing the prosecution."

He continued, "These days, a triumphant smile appears on the faces of the people in this administration," emphasizing, "If we push out Prosecutor General Yoon and take one more step, quickly amend the High-ranking Officials' Crime Investigation Office (HOCI) law to appoint only our people as the HOCI chief, then the immunity privilege will be completed (I believe)."

He added, "The late President Kim Young-sam understood that the most essential value of democracy is the rule of law and the political neutrality of the prosecution, so he only watched as his son was arrested. The late President Kim Dae-jung endured the shock of having his eldest son indicted and his second and third sons arrested while in office," and said, "It is not that they did not know the trick of putting tiger-like retainers in front to inspect and oust the Prosecutor General and dismantle the investigation team on their son."

Joo Ho-young said, "If anyone or any group has immunity privilege, that is not republicanism," adding, "President Moon Jae-in should think again. Is that the path you want to take? The late Presidents Kim Young-sam and Kim Dae-jung, and the late President Roh Moo-hyun, who calmly accepted prosecution investigations, are crying."

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