Kim Kyung-hyeop "Yoon Seok-yeol had a presidential plan since he was head of the Central District Prosecutors' Office, running against a candidate-less opposition" vs Kim Ki-hyun "Never heard of it, science fiction level"

Kim Kyung-hyeop "Launching My Presidential Project as an Opportunity for Prosecution Reform"
Kim Ki-hyun "Science Fiction Level, Did Moon Appoint Knowing the Presidential Plan?"

Prosecutor General Yoon Seok-yeol, who abruptly tendered his resignation, is leaving the Supreme Prosecutors' Office building in Seocho-gu, Seoul, on the afternoon of the 4th. President Moon Jae-in immediately accepted Yoon's resignation about an hour later. 2021.3.4
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[Asia Economy Reporter Hyunju Lee] On the 8th, Kim Kyung-hyup, a member of the Democratic Party of Korea, stated regarding former Prosecutor General Yoon Seok-yeol, "Rumors about a presidential project began to surface during his tenure as the head of the Seoul Central District Prosecutors' Office," explaining that he attempted to run in the opposition camp due to the absence of a presidential candidate. In response, Kim Ki-hyun, a member of the People Power Party, retorted, "This is at the level of a science fiction detective novel," questioning whether it makes sense that President Moon Jae-in appointed him as Prosecutor General knowing he had a presidential plan. He also clarified that the opposition camp does have presidential candidates.

Kim Kyung-hyup appeared on CBS Radio's Kim Hyun-jung's News Show that day and said, "There were quite a few rumors within the prosecution," adding, "The ruling party has many presidential candidates, but the opposition has almost none. Therefore, he has been activating his presidential project by continuously opposing the current government and using prosecution reform as an opportunity." Because of this, to form an alliance, "He started to conduct lenient investigations on People Power Party members and thorough investigations on the ruling party, which the public has already seen and knows," he said. He also described Yoon's entry into politics as his political instinct.

Kim Ki-hyun, who appeared on the same broadcast, rebutted, saying, "If you say he was lenient on People Power Party members, please provide some evidence of leniency."

Kim Ki-hyun said, "This is at the level of a science fiction detective novel," and asked, "You say the opposition lacks talent, mentioning Lee Nak-yeon and Lee Jae-myung, but what about our party's candidates Yoo Seung-min and Won Hee-ryong? They are much more capable, if anything." He continued, "One of them has even run as a presidential candidate," and added, "Although independent, Hong Joon-pyo, who is considered an opposition candidate, has also run for president."

On the 8th, Kim Ki-hyun, a member of the People Power Party (left), and Kim Kyung-hyup, a member of the Democratic Party of Korea (right), appeared on Kim Hyun-jung's News Show. (Photo by Kim Hyun-jung's News Show YouTube screen capture)

Regarding the suspicion that former Prosecutor General Yoon had a presidential plan since his time as head of the Seoul Central District Prosecutors' Office, Kim Ki-hyun said, "This is the first time I've heard of it," adding, "If that were true, then President Moon Jae-in deliberately nurtured someone with a presidential plan by appointing him as Prosecutor General." Kim said, "If you knowingly appointed someone with a presidential plan and then criticize him for acting on it, the responsibility lies entirely with President Moon Jae-in."

He also said, "Earlier, you said it was unfair and that he was lenient on his own side, our party members, but what kind of person is Yoon Seok-yeol?" He pointed out, "Both former presidents of the previous administration are now in prison. When the current administration purged the previous regime, they felt good and said it was well done. But when he investigated the living power, such as the Wolseong nuclear power plant, and the Kim Hak-eui illegal deportation case, and prosecuted some in the Ulsan election manipulation case and announced further investigations, they thought, 'Ah, he's putting a knife to my neck.'"

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