Joo Ho-young "Moon Also Eligible for Pardon" Lee Jae-myung "Only Pigs Are Seen Through a Pig's Eyes"

Gyeonggi Province Governor Lee Jae-myung is responding to a lawmaker's question during the National Assembly's Public Administration and Security Committee's audit of Gyeonggi Province held on October 19 at the Gyeonggi Provincial Government Office in Paldal-gu, Suwon-si, Gyeonggi-do. / Photo by Joint Press Corps

[Asia Economy Reporters Seunggon Han and Yeongeun Kim] On the 19th, Gyeonggi Province Governor Lee Jae-myung criticized Joo Ho-young, the floor leader of the People Power Party, for saying that President Moon Jae-in "might himself become a subject of pardon."

On the same day, Lee shared an article containing Joo's remarks on his Facebook and posted a message titled '豕眼見惟豕 佛眼見惟佛矣 (Sian-gyeon-yu-si Bul-an-gyeon-yu-bul-ui)'.

Lee pointed out, "What do the eyes of the People Power Party see? Do they not see the precarious lives of ordinary people like a candle in the wind, but see everything as political games? How can such cursed words soothe the hearts of people plunged into misery?"

He continued, "You are the floor leader of the main opposition party. I want to believe that you did not 'threaten' by trying to fabricate crimes that do not exist," adding, "However, with those words, the People Power Party has faced criticism that their resistance to prosecutorial reform and the Corruption Investigation Office is due to 'memories of retaliation by fabricating nonexistent crimes'."

He then said, "A Buddha sees a Buddha, and a pig sees only a pig. Those who constantly engage in scheming see only things to scheme about," emphasizing, "But I say clearly, no one can fabricate nonexistent crimes to punish others. There will never again be a time when people suffer in vain and innocently due to fabrication."

Earlier, Floor Leader Joo said at the floor countermeasure meeting regarding President Moon's New Year's press conference remark, "Now is not the time to talk about pardons for the two former presidents," stating, "The current president will become a former president as time passes. When he becomes a former president, he himself might become a subject of pardon."

He also directed toward President Moon, "You should have a stance of putting yourself in others' shoes," and criticized, "The remark that 'pardoning former presidents harms national unity' was a statement where the president and the ruling party leader subtly tested public opinion and hastily deflated the momentum."

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