'Attack Rather Than Defense'... Hong Jun-pyo Launches Attack on Lee Jae-myung Instead of Explaining Jo Guk-su-hong

Special Investigation Needed to Uncover Daejang-dong Allegations
Declares Intent to Investigate Deep-rooted Evils During First Year in Power

[Asia Economy Reporter Naju-seok] Hong Joon-pyo, the presidential candidate of the People Power Party, has been continuously criticizing Lee Jae-myung, the presidential candidate of the Democratic Party and Governor of Gyeonggi Province, over allegations of preferential treatment. Rather than clarifying the controversy surrounding 'Jo Guk-Suhong' that arose after he criticized the investigation of former Minister of Justice Cho Kuk as 'excessive investigation,' he appears to be attempting to shift the focus to an offensive against Lee.

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On the 20th, Representative Hong visited the Daejang-dong site in Bundang-gu, Seongnam City. He stated, "The person who promoted this project was the mayor of Seongnam," and defined, "(Lee Jae-myung, who was then the mayor of Seongnam) was involved in and led the process of selecting the business operator." He also claimed, regarding the company names such as Hwacheon Daeyu and Cheonhwa Dongin, which were the names of the development projects at the time, "I suspect that even the company names were part of a presidential election project."

Representative Hong called for a special prosecutor regarding this incident. He argued, "The truth can be revealed within 3 to 4 months," and said, "A person who is the owner of the company took 40 billion won from the company as collateral for his own profits, and if we just find out the source of the 40 billion won and where it flowed, it will be easily uncovered."

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He also focused on this issue on social media (SNS). The day before, he said, "I cannot help but feel very troubled upon encountering the Daejang-dong corruption case," and promised, "Although I promised not to engage in political retaliation, the power corruption and deep-rooted evils of the Moon Jae-in administration must be corrected." He added, "Seeing the accumulated corruption beginning to burst out through the Daejang-dong case makes me wonder how much corruption there was in the administration," and declared, "If I become president, I will break the chain of corruption, run the washing machine once for a year, and create a new world." This means that he intends to make the first year of his administration at least a period of purging deep-rooted evils and launching large-scale investigations.

In addition, through a separate SNS post, Representative Hong stated, "This appears to be a more sophisticated, Seongnam City-led organized corruption than the Suseo land corruption case during the 1990s Roh Tae-woo administration and the LH new town speculation case that angered the entire nation this spring," and said, "Although I promised not to be a 'knife-wielding president,' this case looks like leeches sucking the blood of ordinary people, so if I become president, I will severely punish anyone involved and recover all unjust profits to the national treasury."

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