Jung Se-kyun: "The Parole Board's Review of Lee Jae-yong's Parole Reflects the Government Accepting the People's Will"

Jeong Se-gyun, a presidential primary candidate of the Democratic Party of Korea, is delivering a greeting at the 'Dialogue with Startup Entrepreneurs' held on the 6th at a building in Yeouido, Seoul. Photo by Yoon Dong-joo doso7@

[Asia Economy Reporter Jeon Jin-young] Jeong Se-gyun, a presidential candidate from the ruling party and former Prime Minister, said on the 9th that the Ministry of Justice's review of the parole of Samsung Electronics Vice Chairman Lee Jae-yong is "the government accepting the will of the people."

In an interview with Gwangju MBC radio program 'Hwang Dong-hyun's Focus' on the same day, former Prime Minister Jeong said, "It seems that the majority of the people support parole because it is more advantageous for Samsung to make new investments or for Vice Chairman Lee to play a role in international competition even through parole," and added, "The government accepted this public will and, since the legal requirements were met, it was understood that the parole review committee would be convened."

He also commented, "There seems to be a duality in public opinion," saying, "Reforms of conglomerates should definitely be carried out, but if there are necessary measures to overcome economic difficulties, they should be taken. It seems conflicting, but people seem to hold both positions simultaneously."

Regarding pardons, he viewed them as "inappropriate." Former Prime Minister Jeong said, "Regarding the pardons of former Presidents Lee Myung-bak and Park Geun-hye in the past, there was no public consensus, so it seems that President Moon Jae-in decided not to grant pardons," and added, "Nowadays, things without public consensus are not done. Democratization has matured."

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