Ahn Cheol-soo: "President Moon and Kim Kyung-soo, Apologize to the People for 'Druking Comment Manipulation'"

"Born through unfair and illegal means, destined to follow the path of illegality and injustice"

[Asia Economy Reporter Naju-seok] Ahn Cheol-soo, leader of the People’s Party, stated on the 21st that the guilty verdict against Kim Kyung-soo, Governor of Gyeongnam Province, in relation to the ‘Druking comment case’ is “sapilgwijeong (事必歸正, justice will prevail).” Ahn insisted that Governor Kim and President Moon Jae-in should apologize to the public.

In a statement issued under the name of the People Power Party leader on the same day, Ahn said, "The Supreme Court has confirmed the guilty verdict against Kim Kyung-soo, Governor of Gyeongnam, who was the mastermind behind the Druking comment manipulation case," adding, "While it is difficult to understand the acquittal on the clear evidence of violation of the Public Official Election Act, the ugly other crimes of Governor Kim, who tried to destroy me Ahn Cheol-soo, have been confirmed as guilty."

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He said, "The comment manipulation case involving Druking and Governor Kim Kyung-soo was a shameless crime that mocked democracy and a plot to destroy the election by distorting the will of the people," adding, "Governor Kim turned the presidential election, which should have been the fairest, into the most unfair and ugly political manipulation. The guilt and social harm caused are grave and serious. I hope he immediately declares retirement from politics, reflects and repents, pays the price for his crimes, and is reborn."

He continued, "The saying ‘doksudokgwa (毒樹毒果, poisonous tree, poisonous fruit)’ is not a principle applied only in criminal law," criticizing, "This regime, born through unfair and illegal means, was inevitably destined to follow the path of fraud and illegality due to its inherent limitations."

He said, "The lies, hypocrisy, incompetence, arbitrariness, and double standards shown by the Moon Jae-in administration over the past four years were the inevitable results of this wrong beginning," pointing out, "Mushrooms grown in the shadows of manipulated truth inevitably become poisonous mushrooms."

Ahn stated, "Not only must criminals be punished, but sincere apologies, reflection, and efforts to restore damages by those who benefited from the crimes must be made for justice to be established," adding, "Everyone knows who benefited the most from the crimes of Governor Kim Kyung-soo and the Druking gang."

He said, "Although they are the direct victims of these crimes, I will not demand an apology from them," and urged, "Apologize to the people of the Republic of Korea, whose truth and sacred right to know as sovereign citizens were violated by the crimes of Governor Kim Kyung-soo and the Druking gang, and sincerely reflect before democracy."

Ahn appealed, "As President Lincoln said, you cannot deceive all the people all the time with lies," and urged, "Let the guilty verdict against Governor Kim by the Supreme Court be an opportunity for both ruling and opposition parties to promise the realization of just and truthful politics."

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