People Power Party Responds to 'Moon Jun-yong' as 'Cho Kuk'... "Did You Think You Could Apply Because Households Are More Struggling Than Chaebols?"

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[Asia Economy Reporters Lee Ji-eun and Lim Chun-han] The People Power Party criticized Moon Joon-yong, the eldest son of President Moon Jae-in, for recently receiving 14 million won in COVID-19 relief funds, citing past remarks by former Minister of Justice Cho Kuk.

On the morning of the 22nd, Lee Jong-bae, the Policy Committee Chairman of the People Power Party, said at a party strategy meeting held at the National Assembly, "I am speechless at the media reports questioning the appropriateness of the receipt and the proud attitude shown to the public."

He added, "I will substitute my position by quoting former Minister Cho Kuk’s remarks regarding the scholarship awarded to the daughter of former Foreign Minister Yoon Byung-se," citing Cho’s Facebook post: 'This is really unacceptable. As a professor receiving a salary, I told my daughter attending a private university not to apply for scholarships. Did this person think that because their household is more financially strained compared to chaebols, they could apply?'"

Regarding COVID-19 vaccines, he stated, "Despite repeated requests from the opposition party and our special committee urging President Moon to take the lead in securing vaccines early to save the lives of the people, it seems there was no intention to do so," and criticized, "He is only reprimanding his prime minister’s aides late, saying, 'I gave such instructions, so why didn’t you secure the vaccines?'"

He continued, "The public feels disillusioned by the government and ruling party’s efforts to shift responsibility by calling media reports pointing out the delay in vaccination compared to overseas 'fake news,'" adding, "If they have energy to evade blame by blaming others, they should devote all that energy to securing vaccines."

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