Passport Supporters Focus Fire on Park Beom-gye Who Approved 'Lee Jae-yong Parole'

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[Asia Economy Reporter Kim Hyung-min] On the 9th, Park Beom-gye, Minister of Justice, who approved and announced the parole of Samsung Electronics Vice Chairman Lee Jae-yong, is facing intense criticism from supporters of the ruling party.

On the 10th, Park's social media service (SNS) was flooded with comments condemning the decision to grant parole to Vice Chairman Lee.

Supporters criticized Minister Park, saying, "How could a member of the National Assembly's hearing on the state affairs manipulation end up like this?", "Did the people hold candles on the cold streets for this reason?", and "The Ministry of Justice should no longer think about calling for justice." Some supporters even hurled harsh insults and mockery at Minister Park, calling him a "traitor" and part of the "Samsung legal team."

Former Minister of Justice Chu Mi-ae also joined in. On her SNS, she strongly criticized the Ministry of Justice and Minister Park, saying, "The Ministry of Justice granted early parole as a favor for the accomplice of collusion between politics and business, which became a honey pot for the state affairs manipulation forces, even though 2 years and 6 months is already a heavy sentence. This is double judicial privilege."

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