'Yoon Reported for Soliciting Prosecution' Newsbus Side: "Source is a People Power Party Member... It Will Naturally Come Out"

On the morning of the 3rd, Yoon Seok-yeol, a preliminary candidate for the People Power Party's presidential primary, visited the Christian Council of Korea building in Jongno-gu, Seoul, and entered the meeting room for a roundtable with representative Korean church federations and lay organizations.
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[Asia Economy Reporter Seoyoung Kwon] The media outlet that reported allegations that former Prosecutor General Yoon Seok-yeol, a presidential candidate from the People Power Party, ordered the prosecution of ruling party politicians during his tenure, revealed that the source is a member of the People Power Party.

Lee Jin-dong, publisher of the online media 'Newsbus,' appeared on KBS Radio on the evening of the 3rd and responded to the host's question, "Is the whistleblower a follower of former Minister of Justice Cho Kuk?" by saying, "I cannot disclose the identity of the source at this time. However, I believe it will naturally come to light later."

Regarding the speculation that the source might be Prosecutor General Kim Oh-soo or Minister of Justice Park Beom-gye, Lee dismissed it as groundless. He said, "Why would they give (the story) to this small company? If they wanted to, they would have given it to a bigger outlet."

Lee also mentioned that he plans to make public the complaint naming ruling party politicians as defendants. He added, "When this complaint is made public later, you will fully understand why we are confident it was a commissioned prosecution."

Previously, 'Newsbus' drew attention by reporting allegations that during Yoon's tenure as Prosecutor General, the Supreme Prosecutors' Office ordered the prosecution of ruling party politicians to the opposition party. It also raised suspicions that the Investigation Information Policy Office of the Supreme Prosecutors' Office collected case information on Yoon's wife Kim Kun-hee and mother-in-law Choi Mo.

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