Park Ji-won Issues Stern Warning to Yoon: "Do Not Step on the Tail of a Sleeping Tiger"

Park Ji-won "The National Intelligence Service Does Not Intervene in Politics"
Jo Seong-eun "Ipfyung, I've Never Even Heard the Name"

Park Ji-won, Director of the National Intelligence Service. / Photo by Yonhap News

[Asia Economy Reporter Na Ye-eun] Former Prosecutor General Yoon Seok-yeol's side raised suspicions that Park Ji-won, Director of the National Intelligence Service, and others conspired in advance regarding the 'accusation manipulation' allegations. In response, Director Park publicly warned, saying, "Why are you stepping on the tail of a sleeping tiger?"

Earlier, on August 11, Yoon's campaign alleged that a close aide of Hong Joon-pyo, a presidential candidate from the People Power Party, accompanied Park Ji-won and Cho Seong-eun, former vice-chair of the Future United Party (now People Power Party) election committee, when they met.

Regarding this, on the 14th, CBS Radio's "Kim Hyun-jung's News Show" introduced a phone conversation between CBS and Director Park. Park said, "The National Intelligence Service does not intervene in politics," adding, "In the past, the NIS director could even make flying birds fall, but now, even when I, the NIS director, pass by, birds do not fly away. (That much) power has weakened."

He continued, "Why are you stepping on the tail of a sleeping tiger? I was the first person to expose the case involving Yoon Dae-jin, the prosecutor who is close to candidate Yoon, and his older brother Yoon Woo-jin, the head of Yongsan Tax Office," issuing a warning.

He also stated, "There have been many calls claiming that Park Ji-won, Lee Pil-hyung, and Cho Seong-eun conspired, but on August 11, two people definitely met, and I don't even know Lee Pil-hyung," drawing a clear line.

Whistleblower Cho Seong-eun also denied the allegations on her social media on the 14th, saying, "I have never even heard the name Lee Pil-hyung."

She added, "I even asked the first reporter who questioned me, 'What does that person do?' I was told he worked with Representative Hong, but I have never met Representative Hong. Director Park respects Representative Hong, but as far as I know, they are not very close. So why would I be with someone who is not Representative Hong but someone who worked closely with him?"

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