Sim Sang-jung: "Yoon Seok-yeol Denies Himself to Gain Support from State Corruption Forces... Lee Jae-myung, Who Once Called for 'Lee Jae-yong's Imprisonment,' Now 'Rich Should Be Careful'"

Sim Sang-jung, Justice Party member.
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[Asia Economy Reporter Park Hyun-joo] Sim Sang-jung, a Justice Party lawmaker who declared her candidacy for the presidential election, commented that the ruling and opposition presidential candidates, Gyeonggi Province Governor Lee Jae-myung and People Power Party presidential pre-candidate Yoon Seok-youl, are showing different behaviors compared to the past.

On the night of the 18th, Sim appeared on CBS Radio's 'One Round Match' and, when asked to evaluate Yoon Seok-youl and Lee Jae-myung, replied, "Who is Yoon Seok-youl? Lee Jae-myung, come back."

Sim viewed that candidate Yoon is showing contradictory attitudes. She explained, "Yoon's greatest political asset, the political asset that made today's Yoon Seok-youl, was the arrest and investigation of the National Intelligence Service corruption forces. However, recently, Park Geun-hye herself has claimed that she advocated for non-custodial investigation, and to gain support from the National Intelligence Service corruption forces, Yoon is denying himself."

She continued, "The public expects Yoon Seok-youl to investigate even the current powers, and they accept the fairness and justice he talks about. But if he denies that himself, who exactly is the Yoon Seok-youl that the public knows? I cannot help but ask," she sharply criticized.

Regarding Governor Lee, she said, "He keeps changing his words these days," and added, "He needs to return to the time of the candlelight protests." Sim said, "At the candlelight square, Lee Jae-myung and I often did joint busking. At that time, Governor Lee strongly called for the arrest of Lee Jae-yong and opposed any pardon," and criticized, "But recently, when Lee Jae-yong was granted parole, he said, 'We should neither give special favors nor disadvantages because he is a conglomerate.' Is that really a statement from Lee Jae-myung? It is very disappointing."

She added, "The Democratic Party's retreat on the property tax is a denial of Roh Moo-hyun's spirit. The most strongly pursued policy by President Roh Moo-hyun was the property tax," and urged, "Nevertheless, I have never seen Lee Jae-myung take any action to correct this. It seems like the wealthy are being cautious now, but I hope he comes back."

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