Hong Jun-pyo: "Yoon prospered during Deuruming... Now criticizing Moon administration?"

Hong Joon-pyo, a member of the People Power Party, is holding a press conference at the Daegu City Party Office on the afternoon of the 16th.
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[Asia Economy Reporter Kim Choyoung] On the 21st, Hong Joonpyo, a member of the People Power Party, criticized former Prosecutor General Yoon Seokyeol, saying, "It is truly absurd that the person who was thriving at the time due to investigations into deep-rooted evils is now criticizing the Moon Jae-in administration as an 'illegitimate government' regarding the verdict of that case."

In a post on his Facebook on the same day, Representative Hong said, "Isn't it a case where the political prosecution at the time concealed the background of the Druking incident, which even led to a special prosecutor investigation, and should rather offer a sincere apology to the public?"

Earlier, former Prosecutor General Yoon stated regarding the Supreme Court's final guilty verdict on Kim Kyungsoo, Governor of Gyeongnam Province, "The scale of public opinion manipulation and election interference, which cannot even be compared to the 'National Intelligence Service comment incident,' has been revealed to the public," and added, "The fundamental legitimacy of the current administration has been confirmed to have serious problems by the judiciary's ruling."

In response, Representative Hong said, "The Druking incident involving former Governor Kim was investigated by a special prosecutor, not the prosecution. At that time, the prosecution was solely focused on political revenge investigations into deep-rooted evils and concealed the truth behind Druking," and questioned, "Isn't that the criticism we should be making?"

He continued, "At the very least, attacking the administration one belonged to does not align with political ethics and is rather self-denial," and pointed out, "No matter how much one's position changes, a politician should at least uphold basic propriety."

He also added, "I offer my sincere condolences to former Liberty Korea Party (the predecessor of the People Power Party) floor leader Kim Sungtae, who is still undergoing an unfair trial as retaliation despite having revealed the background through a hunger strike."

Meanwhile, the Supreme Court's 2nd Division (Presiding Justice Lee Dongwon) confirmed the original sentence of two years imprisonment in the final appeal trial of Governor Kim, who was prosecuted for computer-related obstruction of business and violation of the Public Official Election Act, on the morning of the same day.

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