Hong Jun-pyo: "Democratic Party-Prosecution Party Confrontation... Yoon Fights Instead of Ineffective Opposition"

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[Asia Economy Reporter Lee Ji-eun] Former Liberty Korea Party leader Hong Joon-pyo has come out in support of Prosecutor General Yoon Seok-yeol, saying he is "fighting on behalf of the powerless opposition party."

On the 2nd, Hong posted on Facebook, "In the confrontation between the (Democratic) Party and the prosecution party, the opposition party has evaporated," expressing this view.

This is interpreted as criticism that the opposition party is not playing a significant role in the confrontation between the Democratic Party and the prosecution.

He said, "The country's administration is not all about the prosecution, but every morning the only news is Minister of Justice Choo Mi-ae's misdeeds and Yoon (the Prosecutor General)'s resistance," adding, "Though it is self-inflicted, Prosecutor General Yoon Seok-yeol is fighting on behalf of the powerless opposition party. Fighting, prosecution party!"

Earlier, Hong had claimed on Facebook that "Yoon's suspension from duty is self-inflicted." He stated, "Even though Yoon Seok-yeol's prosecution loyally served the Moon administration with utmost devotion, when the establishment of the Corruption Investigation Office was pushed forward to reduce the prosecution to a second-rate investigative agency, Yoon Seok-yeol's prosecution resisted by striking at the administration's Achilles' heel, and Minister Choo pulled out the unprecedented card of suspending the Prosecutor General from duty, which is the essence of the prosecution turmoil (檢亂)," evaluating, "This is exactly a case of 'Tosagupang' (兎死狗烹, 'killing the rabbit after the hunt')."

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