Kim Du-gwan Criticizes "Lee Nak-yeon as an Untrustworthy Candidate, Lee Jae-myung as an Unstable Candidate"

"I Nak-yeon, a candidate who would spend 5 years seriously watching without taking responsibility if he becomes president"
"I Jae-myung, a person who wavers on policies... would agree if told to build 3 million more apartments in Seoul"

[Asia Economy Reporter Oh Ju-yeon] Kim Du-kwan, a member of the Democratic Party running for president, sharpened his criticism toward Gyeonggi Governor Lee Jae-myung and former party leader Lee Nak-yeon ahead of the TV debate scheduled for the evening of the 11th.

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On the same day, Kim evaluated former leader Lee Nak-yeon as "untrustworthy" on Facebook, while labeling Governor Lee Jae-myung as an "unstable candidate."

Kim said, "I agree with stopping negative campaigning. However, that does not mean we should stop verifying whether the candidates are qualified as Democratic Party nominees," adding, "In today's KBS debate, I will thoroughly verify whether candidates Lee Jae-myung and Lee Nak-yeon are the ones who will inherit the Democratic Party's legitimacy and the values of Roh Moo-hyun and Moon Jae-in."

Regarding former leader Lee Nak-yeon, he criticized, "There are many words and actions that raise suspicion," and said, "He is untrustworthy."

Kim stated, "(Former leader Lee) opposed the appointment of Minister Cho Kuk, merely watched when Yoon Seok-youl abused prosecutorial power to indiscriminately attack Cho Kuk's family, and there are continuous suspicious circumstances that he contacted Choi Sung-hae, a sniper against Minister Cho." He added, "He stood in the ranks of the impeachment of Roh Moo-hyun in 2004, said nothing for over ten years, and suddenly opposed impeachment. During his time as prime minister, he only watched strictly and did not properly carry out reforms of the prosecution, media, judiciary, and conglomerates. Therefore, he is untrustworthy."

He continued, "If he becomes president, he will spend five years watching strictly without taking responsibility for any policy," and disparaged, "He is completely unsuitable as a candidate for the reformist Democratic Party."

He also gave a harsh evaluation of Governor Lee Jae-myung.

Kim pointed out, "Candidate Lee Jae-myung gained popularity by loudly opposing the pardon of Lee Jae-yong but tacitly agreed to parole while questioning why conglomerates should be discriminated against."

He said, "I do not expect much from candidate Lee Nak-yeon, who even advocated pardoning a former imprisoned president, but I will ask why candidate Lee Jae-myung suddenly turned to tacit approval, and whether that is fairness and helping the weak." He continued, "Is it fairness and helping the weak to punish the rich lightly and even grant parole, while punishing the poor strictly according to the law and letting them rot in prison, as they always claim?"

Kim said, "Candidate Lee Jae-myung acted as if basic income was his top core pledge, then suddenly said it was not a pledge, then suggested trying to pay 500,000 won first, and now says he will pay 1 million won to all citizens and 2 million won to youth," questioning, "How can we trust such inconsistent policies?"

He added, "If the vested-interest media says the Seoul Republic is good and suggests building 3 million more apartments in Seoul, he would agree," and continued, "Looking at his tacit approval of Lee Jae-yong's parole and his basic income pledge, we do not know how he might change again," criticizing, "He is a very unstable candidate to entrust the country to."

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