Kim Du-gwan "Suspects the Essence of the Cho Kuk Incident as a Joint Work of Yoon Seok-yeol and Lee Nak-yeon"

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[Asia Economy Reporter Park Cheol-eung] Kim Du-gwan, a presidential primary candidate of the Democratic Party of Korea, directly criticized, saying, "The essence of the Cho Kuk incident is so suspicious that it might be a 'collaboration between Yoon Seok-yeol and Lee Nak-yeon, who want to become president.'"

On the 10th, Kim posted on Facebook an article titled "Whose side is candidate Lee Nak-yeon on?" It was an attack on identity. Kim said, "As soon as former Minister Cho Kuk was appointed, he was subjected to a ruinous attack by Yoon Seok-yeol, who wanted to become president," adding, "If he was the prime minister appointed by President Moon Jae-in, he should have taken the lead in protecting Minister Cho Kuk. However, as he himself confessed, he opposed Cho Kuk's appointment, and evidence of contact with Cho Kuk's sniper Choi Sung-hae is gradually emerging."

He also criticized, "Even though he served as spokesperson for presidential candidate Roh Moo-hyun, he participated in Roh Moo-hyun's impeachment, a duplicity that (President Moon Jae-in) did not raise any issue about. Nevertheless, candidate Lee Nak-yeon betrayed President Moon's expectations," adding, "As the prime minister of the reform government created by candlelight citizens who called for national reform, there is no reform achievement at all. There has been no proper handling of real estate, polarization, jobs, prosecution reform, or media reform."

He continued, "When asked what he did during his time as prime minister, he only dodges by saying he 'caught avian influenza' and that he 'does not intend to evade responsibility for real estate.'"

Kim also said, "Candidate Lee Nak-yeon's Asura Count behavior with two faces has not changed even now." On the 8th, former leader Lee went to Gyeongju and said about the nuclear phase-out policy, "In the era of climate crisis, the transition to carbon neutrality is inevitable for the future," adding, "Nevertheless, the policy must be pursued in a just manner so that no one suffers or is marginalized."

Kim said, "Considering that candidate Lee Nak-yeon is someone who repeats the same words dozens of times to avoid responsibility, this statement should be put through a translator. I translate it as 'Gyeongbuk should not suffer damage from the nuclear phase-out. The current method is not just,'" adding, "Please answer simply and clearly why the nuclear phase-out is unjust this time without beating around the bush."

He went on, "Having been Roh Moo-hyun's spokesperson, participating in Roh's impeachment, passing the budget related to the Four Major Rivers Project against the opposition of the Democratic Party leadership to support the Lee Myung-bak government, serving as prime minister of the candlelight government for three years and then calling for pardons of Lee Myung-bak and Park Geun-hye, while the candidate talks about one team, if the head of the campaign hints at non-acceptance, it inevitably raises suspicion about which party candidate Lee Nak-yeon really is."

Kim concluded his post by asking, "Dear respected members of the Democratic Party of Korea, I ask you. Is candidate Lee truly the candidate who will protect President Moon Jae-in and inherit President Moon's values and policies? Who really will protect President Moon Jae-in?"

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