Im Jong-seok, Presidential Special Advisor for Foreign Affairs and Security. Photo by Yonhap News Agency

Im Jong-seok, Presidential Special Advisor for Foreign Affairs and Security. Photo by Yonhap News Agency

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[Asia Economy Reporter Hanah Na] Former Presidential Chief of Staff Im Jong-seok said, "The attitude of the prosecution and the court's interpretation exude a strangely elitist mindset and a very familiar scent of vested interests together."


Im, who is serving as a special presidential advisor on foreign affairs and security, wrote on his Facebook on the 25th, "It feels like being hit squarely in the forehead by a solid snowball, it really wakes me up," expressing his thoughts.


Im criticized, "(The prosecution and the court) make political judgments first and then construct the case," adding, "They were given tools and sent on errands, but they act as if the authority was self-created."


He continued, "I feel so miserable, powerless, and irresponsible watching helplessly," and said, "To prevent democracy from weakening too easily, I must find something to do so that the president is not lonely. Maybe I should start by cursing on the wall."



Earlier, the court issued a decision to temporarily suspend the effect of the 'two-month suspension' disciplinary action against Prosecutor General Yoon Seok-yeol.


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