People Power Party Demands Intelligence Committee Meeting on Park Ji-won Fabrication Allegations... Calls for Moon's Immediate Resignation

"Jo Seong-eun's Statement Confirms Park Ji-won’s Involvement"
Park Ji-won Must Clearly Explain Meeting with Jo Seong-eun

On the 13th, Ha Tae-kyung, a member of the People Power Party, and other intelligence committee members held a press conference at the National Assembly Communication Office, claiming that the 'Yoon Seok-yeol accusation scandal' is an incident of direct intervention by National Intelligence Service Director Park Ji-won, demanding Director Park's resignation and the convening of the intelligence committee. Photo by Yoon Dong-ju doso7@

[Asia Economy Reporter Park Jun-yi] The People Power Party has demanded the convening of the National Assembly Intelligence Committee to investigate the allegations of political manipulation by Park Ji-won, the Director of the National Intelligence Service. They also urged President Moon Jae-in to force Park to resign.

On the 13th, lawmakers Ha Tae-kyung, Cho Tae-yong, and Shin Won-sik, members of the People Power Party's Intelligence Committee, held a press conference at the National Assembly and announced this through a joint statement of the Intelligence Committee members.

They stated, "It has been revealed that Jo Seong-eun, former vice chairman of the Future United Party (now People Power Party) election committee, who exposed various allegations targeting a leading opposition presidential candidate, maintained contact and meetings with Director Park before and after the exposure. Director Park himself admitted that he had known and met Jo for a long time."

They continued, "Moreover, Jo, the former vice chairman, appeared on SBS News yesterday (the 12th) and said that the initial media report timing was 'not the date our director (Director Park) or I wanted or discussed,' confirming that Director Park was deeply involved in this incident."

They added, "This is not the first time that Director Park has been suspected of interfering in domestic politics," pointing out, "During the Busan by-election, he selectively disclosed surveillance information favorable only to the ruling party to tarnish a strong opposition mayoral candidate."

Along with calling for the convening of the National Assembly Intelligence Committee, they demanded that Director Park "immediately disclose in detail to the public why he met with former Vice Chairman Jo and what was discussed." They also called on President Moon Jae-in to make Director Park resign.

After the press conference, Representative Ha told reporters, "The relationship between the two is that of political and life mentors," emphasizing, "It has been practically confirmed over the past few days that Director Park is the person who primarily seeks advice and consultation from former Vice Chairman Jo, and the remarks made on yesterday’s broadcast can only be seen as words that naturally came out from his true feelings."

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