Democratic Party Unable to Cross the 'Joguk River'?… Joguk Says "I'm Not a River but a Raft"

Former Minister of Justice Cho Kuk, who was indicted on charges of school admission corruption involving his children, appeared at the Seoul Central District Court in Seocho-dong on the 25th of last month. [Image source=Yonhap News]

[Asia Economy Reporter Hwang Sumi] As criticism arises that the Democratic Party of Korea has not been able to cross the "Jo Guk River," former Minister of Justice Cho Guk stated, "The party has already crossed the river and is advancing toward the field," adding that he is merely a "raft," not the "river" itself.

On the 3rd, Cho said on his Facebook, "Recently, I came across a peculiar criticism from conservative media that the Democratic Party has not been able to cross the 'Jo Guk River.'"

He explained, "There is a 'parable of the raft' in the Diamond Sutra. It means that once you cross the river, you should discard the raft." He continued that he is not the "river" but just the "raft" used to cross it, stating, "Repairing the 'raft' broken at the river's mouth is a matter for me, my family, and a few comrades and friends." Furthermore, Cho added, "Criticism of those who broke the raft and their forces is carried out as a minimal self-preservation measure," and "Repairing the raft will take a long time."

He also said, "Since Representative Song Young-gil's recent statement, I understand that the Democratic Party is swiftly advancing beyond the 'Jo Guk River' toward the field," adding, "I believe that is exactly how it should be."

As criticism arose that the Democratic Party of Korea has not been able to cross the "Jo Guk River," former Minister of Justice Jo Guk stated on his Facebook on the 3rd, "The party has already crossed the river and is marching toward the field," adding that he is merely a "raft," not the "river."
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Recently, as the presidential election phase has begun, former Minister Cho has been targeting Yoon Seok-yeol, a leading candidate from the opposition. On the 2nd, when Yoon's mother-in-law, Ms. Choi, was sentenced to three years in prison and taken into custody for violating medical laws and fraudulently receiving nursing care benefits, Cho posted over ten critical messages about Yoon on social media that day.

Regarding the detention of Yoon's mother-in-law, he wrote, "It is not 10 won. It is 2.29 billion won. In other cases of fraudulent nursing care benefits, most of the embezzled funds were recovered, but not in this case." He also insisted, "A thorough investigation and inspection are needed to understand why, despite three business partners being indicted and convicted in the first prosecution, Yoon's mother-in-law was the only one cleared of charges."

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