Lee Jae-myung: "People Power Party, who do not understand the meaning of the Corruption Investigation Office, are at the level of Ilbe comments"

On the afternoon of the 27th of last month, Lee Jae-myung, Governor of Gyeonggi Province, is conducting a report and discussion on major current issues of the departments at the expanded executive meeting of Gyeonggi Provincial Government. Photo by Yonhap News

[Asia Economy Reporter Nah Hana] Lee Jae-myung, Governor of Gyeonggi Province, engaged in a debate on Facebook with Won Hee-ryong, Governor of Jeju Province, regarding the launch of the High-ranking Officials' Crime Investigation Agency (Gong-su-cheo), stating that "the words and actions of People Power Party politicians are no different from Ilbe comments."

On the 6th, Governor Lee shared an article on his Facebook that contained criticism from Governor Won about the launch of Gong-su-cheo the previous day, posting the message, "People Power Party should focus on people's livelihood instead of nitpicking."

Governor Lee said, "It is regrettable and even pitiful that the words and actions of prominent politicians, who are mentioned as senior figures of the main opposition party or presidential candidates, are no different from childish Ilbe comments, failing to understand the meaning of the text."

He continued, "'Since monopolized power like prosecutorial authority is prone to abuse, it should be divided and mutually checked. The idea is to create Gong-su-cheo to check the prosecution, and the prosecution to check Gong-su-cheo,' not to place a 'superpower Gong-su-cheo above the omnipotent prosecution as a rooftop structure."

He added, "This is advice given because the opposition party must exist and act like an opposition party for representative politics and democracy to function properly," and warned, "The more you manipulate obvious facts to mislead the public, the more you will fall out of favor with the people."

Earlier, on the 4th, Governor Lee criticized on Facebook, "King Taejong ordered the Uigeumbu to investigate and punish the Saheonbu Daesaheon and officials who neglected the rise of royal in-laws. The People Power Party is blindly opposing Gong-su-cheo." On the same day, Governor Won countered on Facebook, targeting Governor Lee, saying, "I cannot help but laugh," and added, "Comparing the Uigeumbu, a royal agency that committed atrocities such as torture for absolute royal authority, to Gong-su-cheo is so cunning that it makes me wonder if it was meant to 'dis' the Blue House and Gong-su-cheo."

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