Won Hee-ryong on Prosecutor Personnel: "President Moon's Goal Is Not to Go to Prison... Is He Afraid of Going to Prison?"

Won Hee-ryong, Governor of Jeju Province. [Photo by Yonhap News]

[Asia Economy Reporter Park Hyun-joo] Jeju Governor Won Hee-ryong sharply criticized the prosecution personnel changes, saying, "President Moon Jae-in's goal is not to go to prison," and "I am outraged by President Moon's hypocrisy as I watch the prosecution appointments."

On the 27th, Governor Won posted on his Facebook, "Seeing the prosecution personnel changes that replaced all the chief prosecutors in charge of investigations related to the administration, I have given up my last hope," and added, "If you are so afraid of investigations related to the administration, why did you not stop the prosecution's reckless special investigations in the early days of your administration? Are you scared now that your term is ending? Are you afraid of going to prison?"

He continued, "You gave the sword to former Prosecutor General Yoon Seok-youl to investigate the living power, but was that sword meant only to imprison the previous administration while protecting this administration?" and asserted, "While crimes can be covered up, they cannot be erased. Whoever it is, in the next administration, everything will be revealed to the world."

A post by Won Hee-ryong, Governor of Jeju Province, uploaded on his Facebook on the 27th. Photo by Governor Won's Facebook capture.

Governor Won said, "I regard national unity as the highest value, but I realize that without judging President Moon's double standards revealed in this prosecution personnel change, there can be no unity," and promised, "I will reverse all the policies of the Moon Jae-in administration."

He added, "Not former Prosecutor General Yoon, but I will handle things more strictly with balanced principles," and stated, "The judgment that everyone can accept is Won Hee-ryong's responsibility. I will not avoid it."

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