Cho Kuk: "Thinking of the time when Moon Jae-in was attacked with claims like 'Roh Moo-hyun's Abang Palace'... There will be consequences"

President Moon Jae-in is touring the interior of a duplex rental house at the Dongtan public rental housing complex, commemorating 1 million LH rental houses, in Hwaseong-si, Gyeonggi Province, on the morning of the 11th. Photo by Yonhap News

[Asia Economy Reporter Nahana] Following President Moon Jae-in's remark about '13 rental housing units,' criticism from the opposition regarding President Moon's post-retirement residence has emerged, with former Minister of Justice Cho Kuk stating that "there will be consequences."

On the 13th, former Minister Cho wrote on his Facebook, "Hearing Yoo Seung-min's comment that '62 billion won of taxpayers' money is spent just to build a security building after the president retires,' and Ahn Cheol-soo's remark about 'a 795-pyeong residence after the president's retirement,' I am reminded of those who attacked by calling it 'Roh Moo-hyun's Abang Palace.' Only the people have changed; their words and actions remain the same as then," he said.

He then warned, "There will be consequences for attacking Moon Jae-in."

Earlier, former lawmaker Yoo Seung-min posted an article titled 'You Go Public Rental' the day before, criticizing, "The president is said to be moving to a residence in Yangsan after retirement. Just building the security building costs 6.2 billion won of taxpayers' money."

Ahn Cheol-soo, leader of the People’s Party, also pointed at President Moon, saying, "Instead of acknowledging policy failures, he said that a 13-pyeong rental apartment could house a family of four. Given that he is preparing a 795-pyeong residence after retirement, this is not something to say to the public."

People Power Party lawmaker Ahn Byung-gil proposed, "If you truly care for the people, instead of spending 4 billion won of national funds on farmland with suspicions of irregularities to build a new residence, I suggest installing rental housing or public residential facilities for the people there."

Meanwhile, the Blue House rebutted the opposition's remarks and media reports on the same day as 'fake news,' stating, "They are deliberately distorting the president's words and even making up statements. We ask for direct verification."

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