Moon Jun-yong "If I take off my mask and jaywalk, will the police avoid me?"

"Moon Jun-yong, Face-to-Face Interview in Interview"... Bae Hyun-jin Raises Fairness Concerns Over 69 Million Won Support Fund
"Would They Choose Me Just Because I'm the President's Son?"

Moon Joon-yong, son of President Moon Jae-in. He is explaining his artwork exhibited at the '2020 Paradise Art Lab Festival' held last year to the press.
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President Moon Jae-in's son, Moon Jun-yong.
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[Asia Economy Reporter Heo Midam] Moon Joon-yong (38), son of President Moon Jae-in, is facing allegations of unfairness from opposition parties regarding his receipt of 69 million won in funding from the Korea Arts & Culture Education Service's support program. As the controversy grew, on the 21st, Moon criticized again, saying, "Why do you promote baseless distrust?"

On that day, Moon wrote on his Facebook, "You say the judges recognized me because I showed my face, but if I take off my mask and jaywalk, do the police officers avoid me?"

He pointed out, "If you write your name at the tax office, does that mean you get a tax cut? Now, everyone is trying to live properly in a world where such things don't happen, so why do you keep promoting such distrust without any basis?"

Bae Hyun-jin, Supreme Council Member of the People Power Party. [Image source=Yonhap News]

Earlier, Bae Hyun-jin, Supreme Council member of the People Power Party, referred to data submitted by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism at the Supreme Council meeting that day, stating, "Moon had a face-to-face interview during the interview process."

She added, "As Moon stated, among 102 applicants, 33 were selected for the second interview, and 30 of them had a 15-minute online video interview."

Supreme Council member Bae raised concerns about fairness, saying, "The judges here are people from the private cultural and artistic sectors, such as general company managers, cultural foundation producers, and research institute standing committee members. The public would wonder whether they judged fairly without any pressure."

In response, Moon rebutted on his Facebook, "If Council member Bae were judging, would she select me just because I am the president's son even if I lack ability?" He added, "If I were scored abnormally high, wouldn't the other judges notice?"

He continued, "On the contrary, someone like you might reject me even if I have ability. Are you upset? You are now insulting those who worked hard for days to ensure a fair evaluation," directly addressing her.

Meanwhile, on the 18th, Moon had revealed on Facebook, "I was selected for 69 million won in funding from the Korea Arts & Culture Education Service's Art and Technology Convergence Support Project," adding, "It is something to be congratulated and proud of, but I am worried that some might not see it that way."

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