Kim Ki-hyun: "Lee Cheol-hee's 'Protecting Cho Kuk' = President Moon's inner voice... Trying to gauge public opinion to grant a pardon"

Kim Ki-hyun, Floor Leader of the People Power Party./Photo by National Assembly Press Photographers

[Asia Economy Reporter Park Hyun-joo] Kim Ki-hyun, floor leader of the People Power Party, claimed that Lee Cheol-hee, Senior Secretary for Political Affairs at the Blue House, who defended former Minister of Justice Cho Kuk, is "the voice of President Moon Jae-in's heart."

Earlier, Senior Secretary Lee appeared on the YouTube channel 'JTBC Insight' in the episode of 'Shin Ye-ri's All-Nighter Talk' released on the 13th, stating that "(the controversy over former Minister Cho) is a kind of social madness and political madness," and evaluated that "the social condemnation and prosecution investigation are too excessive and over the top."

When asked by the host, "Are you saying it is excessive compared to the mistakes he made?" Senior Secretary Lee replied, "It was much more excessive. They almost made him a major criminal," adding, "Even traitors to the country were not attacked like that."

Regarding this, Floor Leader Kim wrote on his Facebook on the 14th, saying, "It is evidence that President Moon still holds affection for former Minister Cho," and added, "It is the president's obsessive madness toward his own side and the Blue House's public opinion testing to grant an exoneration."

Kim Ki-hyun, floor leader of the People Power Party, posted on his Facebook on the 14th, criticizing Lee Cheol-hee, Senior Secretary for Political Affairs at the Blue House, for defending former Minister of Justice Cho Kuk. Photo by Kim, floor leader.

Floor Leader Kim sharply criticized, "It is astonishing to see the Senior Secretary for Political Affairs, who lost reason and spouts sophistry, as if he were President Moon's secretary who said, 'I owe a debt of gratitude to Cho Kuk.'"

He continued, "As the regime nears its end, it seems they want to grant an exoneration to former Minister Cho and his family, but they are looking in the wrong place," adding, "Former Minister Cho and his family are paying the corresponding price for their crimes of filling their own pockets with hypocrisy and lies under the guise of fairness and justice. They must bear social responsibility for that shameless hypocrisy."

He also reminded that the public is paying close attention to the trial results of former Minister Cho. Floor Leader Kim emphasized, "I hope everyone keeps in mind that South Korea is currently watching former Minister Cho's trial as a test to determine whether this country is truly a nation of the rule of law or a monarchy era of Moon-ism."

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