Gwak Sang-do: "If the Art Support Fund Had Been Announced Initially, '34th Place Moon Jun-yong' Would Have Been Disqualified" Raises Suspicion Again

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[Asia Economy Reporter Hana Na] Kwon Sang-do, a member of the People Power Party, once again targeted Moon Joon-yong, son of President Moon Jae-in, raising suspicions of preferential treatment in artist support funds.

On the 13th, Kwon posted on his Facebook, "If the project had proceeded according to the original announcement, Joon-yong would have been eliminated," adding, "An explanation is needed as to whether this was because the son of President Moon, the 'Moon possession country,' was about to be eliminated." He suggested that the reason for increasing the number of selected candidates beyond the initial announcement was to favor Moon Joon-yong.

He pointed out, "The original announcement of the project stated support of 'up to 20 million won per work, about 150 cases in total,' but in reality, support was given to 254 groups worth about 3.86 billion won," adding, "As the review committee increased the number of supported groups, the visual arts category selected up to 46th place, but if it had been about 150 cases as originally announced, only up to around 28th place would have been selected, and the 34th place recorded by Joon-yong would have been eliminated."

In response, the Seoul Foundation for Arts and Culture explained, "As applications reached ten times the selection scale, additional funds were injected to increase support so that more artists could receive assistance," adding, "This fact was already disclosed in April last year."

On the 13th, Kwon Sang-do, a member of the People Power Party, raised allegations of preferential treatment in artist support funds for Moon Joon-yong, son of President Moon Jae-in. Photo by Kwon Sang-do, member of the People Power Party, Facebook capture

Kwon also raised suspicions regarding 'gap investment in an apartment in Guro-gu, Seoul,' stating, "The president's son's 'gap investment' is also different in this way." He said, "I requested that Moon Joon-yong clarify whether his purchase of an apartment in Sindorim-dong, Guro-gu, Seoul, for 310 million won and sale for 540 million won, earning a capital gain of 230 million won, was a gap investment or not, and whether it was his actual residence," adding, "However, a Blue House official and ruling party lawmaker Kim Nam-guk, who did not know the facts, defended Moon Joon-yong by saying, 'Since the rental deposit debt of the Guro apartment is not listed in the public official asset declaration, it appears to be his actual residence,' and distributed false explanatory materials."

He continued, "According to media reports, since 2019, Moon Joon-yong has been living on the 15th floor of an apartment in Deungchon-dong, Gangseo-gu, not the apartment in Sindorim-dong, Guro-gu, Seoul, and it is said that this is when it became a gap investment."

Finally, Kwon added, "Moon Joon-yong remained silent, knowing that this explanation was false, and just watched with his arms crossed."

Earlier, on the 9th, Kwon raised suspicions that Joon-yong was selected as a recipient of 14 million won in emergency art support funds for COVID-19 damage last year by writing only four lines on the damage confirmation form. In response, Joon-yong rebutted, "The application form was about 20 pages long," adding, "Kwon and others selectively extracted only the damage facts and maliciously used them as grounds for lies."

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