Kim Jong-min "Chu Mi-ae Attacked Within the Party Claiming She Single-Handedly Reformed the Prosecution... Crossed the Line Personally"

[Photo by Jongmin Kim, Member of the Democratic Party of Korea, Facebook capture]

[Asia Economy Reporter Seoyoung Kwon] Democratic Party lawmaker Kim Jong-min raised his voice of criticism against former Minister of Justice and presidential pre-candidate Chu Mi-ae from the same party.

Today (29th), Kim posted on his Facebook, "Chu’s internal attacks have gone too far," and said, "She claimed that I asked someone to stop her during the disciplinary action against former Prosecutor General Yoon Seok-youl." He continued, "As everyone knows, the disciplinary action against former Prosecutor General Yoon was pushed forward by Chu without consulting the party," adding, "At that time, most in the party and the Blue House were worried that it would ruin prosecutorial reform," and "On the contrary, I was one of those who defended Chu."

Kim questioned, "Does Chu want to say that Kim Jong-min is an obstacle to prosecutorial reform?" He added that he "fought for Chu even when she was unfairly attacked during the prosecutorial reform process," and called her turning against him "crossing the line on a human level."

Kim said, "I could fight back fiercely against Chu’s unreasonable claims. I have a lot to say," but added, "However, continuing to engage with Chu as she attacks the party internally, claiming she reformed the prosecution alone, would not be good for our party." He urged, "I hope Chu thinks about this once. If she is not determined to ruin the presidential election, is it common sense to wage such reckless internal strife?"

Kim also requested the media covering Chu, "Please do not unilaterally report Chu’s political claims that have gone too far." He emphasized again, "Chu is intentionally attacking me," and said, "It is not worth repeated coverage, but if you must report, please verify the facts with me first," adding, "This is essential to prevent false and fabricated information."

Earlier, on the 28th, Chu claimed, "When pushing for the disciplinary action against former Prosecutor General Yoon last year, Kim met someone close to me and asked them to stop me." She said, "I feel really drained by this pathetic situation, and since the party is saying this too, I feel there is nowhere to rely on and that it is serious," emphasizing repeatedly, "I was determined, but I felt my intentions were not conveyed."

Meanwhile, Chu also claimed on the 21st that she received a request for personnel favors from Kim. Through YouTube, Chu revealed, "At the end of last year, Prosecutor A, who expressed intention to resign demanding the joint resignation of Seoul Central District Prosecutor Lee Sung-yoon, visited Kim and asked him to treat it as if he did not submit his resignation because he did not disobey the minister." However, Kim refuted this, saying, "I do not know that prosecutor at all."

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