Yoon Hee-sook "Who is the thief with numb feet? Park Young-sun, is it hard to watch newspapers and broadcasts?" Fierce Criticism

Park Young-sun, the Democratic Party of Korea's candidate for Seoul mayor, is speaking at the first unification debate for the Seoul mayoral candidates held on the afternoon of the 12th at JTBC in Seoul with Kim Jin-ae, the Open Democratic Party candidate. [Image source=Yonhap News]

[Asia Economy Reporter Choi Eun-young] The ruling and opposition parties continue to clash over the special prosecutor investigation into the land speculation allegations involving the Korea Land and Housing Corporation (LH). In response, Park Young-sun, the Democratic Party candidate for Seoul mayor, criticized the People Power Party for rejecting the introduction of a special prosecutor. In turn, Yoon Hee-sook, a member of the People Power Party, criticized her, saying, "Are you mentally struggling from watching newspapers and broadcasts that you decided to talk to yourself unilaterally?"

On the 14th, Rep. Yoon said, "She keeps making absurd remarks, which is both laughable and very pitiful," adding, "It is so clear who the guilty thief is that no matter how much she insists, it only fuels the public's anger," harshly criticizing candidate Park.

Earlier, Park had proposed the introduction of a special prosecutor investigation into the LH case, and Kim Tae-nyeon, acting leader of the Democratic Party, expressed his intention to promptly accept it. In response, the People Power Party criticized the Democrats for trying to delay the LH investigation by using a special prosecutor, which takes a long time to establish.

On the 13th, Park told reporters, "It is enough to raise suspicion that the thief is feeling guilty," and pointed out, "The opposition party should accept a special prosecutor who is a neutral figure. That is the only way to be transparent." She also said, "The opposition insists on investigation only by the prosecution, but investigation solely by the prosecution does not inspire public trust," and questioned, "The opposition cites evidence destruction as a reason for refusal. But who destroyed evidence in the Sewol ferry case? Who destroyed evidence in the civilian surveillance during the MB administration? Who conducted false investigations related to BBK?"

Yoon Hee-sook, then Chairperson of the Economic Innovation Committee of the United Future Party, is giving a greeting at the Innovation Agenda Forum "Overcoming Division and Despair Toward the Future," hosted by the party's Economic Innovation Committee, at the National Assembly Members' Office Building on August 20 last year.
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In response, Rep. Yoon Hee-sook wrote on her Facebook, "Candidate Park, we welcome the special prosecutor. But if you look at the Special Prosecutor Act, even if it is proposed and proceeds like lightning, it takes well over a month before the investigation starts. So, before that begins, let's start with the prosecution investigation immediately. Why do you pretend not to understand and only say irrelevant things?"

Rep. Yoon also said, "In the past, this would have been investigated immediately, but this time the government spent ten days conducting its own investigation, only digging into the transaction details of the LH employees themselves," adding, "Didn't they give the big figures who secretly profited through nominee accounts enough time to change their phones after extracting valuable information?" She criticized, "If you still pretend not to understand, then you really are a 'big thief whose feet are too itchy even if they are itchy.' If even a mayoral candidate has to call out evidence destruction, then this regime is rotten beyond repair."

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