Lee Hye-hoon "Moon's Apology Must Be Properly Concluded... Punishment Needed for Choo and Related Parties"

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[Asia Economy Reporter Lee Ji-eun] Former People Power Party lawmaker Lee Hye-hoon, who declared his candidacy for Seoul mayor, criticized President Moon Jae-in's apology regarding the Prosecutor General by saying, "Properly complete the apology."

On the 27th, through Facebook, the former lawmaker said, "It is better than having no apology at all, but the content, method, and procedure of the apology are difficult to see as a sincere apology."

He stated, "A sincere apology is completed with a concrete promise to prevent recurrence and punishment of those at fault," adding, "If the Minister of Justice and his aides, who went all out for the past year using all means such as command, inspection, personnel, and discipline to 'oust the Prosecutor General investigating the living power,' and were completely defeated, do not receive appropriate punishment for their mistakes, then the President's apology is nothing but a show."

The former lawmaker pointed out, "At the very least, those who led inspections or disciplinary actions at the Ministry of Justice and the prosecution should face corresponding punishment and personnel measures," and emphasized, "Without a national promise from the President to fulfill his responsibility to prevent such incidents from happening again, the President's apology will be in vain."

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