Ahn Cheol-soo: "Moon's Silence on 'Daejang-dong Allegations' Is Not Normal... He Must Make a Statement"

Ahn Cheol-soo, leader of the People’s Party, is delivering an 'Urgent Statement on Hwacheon Daeyu' at the National Assembly on the 27th. Photo by Yoon Dong-joo doso7@

[Asia Economy Reporter Park Jun-yi] Ahn Cheol-soo, leader of the People’s Party, has called on President Moon Jae-in to take measures such as ordering an audit by the Board of Audit and Inspection and urging a special prosecutor investigation as the highest authority of state affairs regarding the preferential treatment allegations in the Daejang-dong development project.

On the 4th, Ahn stated on Facebook, "President Moon, as the highest authority of state affairs and the top decision-maker within the government and ruling party, needs to order an audit by the Board of Audit and Inspection and express a position urging a special prosecutor investigation."

He said, "It is clearly abnormal that the president is saying nothing about the 'Lee Jae-myung Gate,' the largest corruption scandal since the era of Dangun," adding, "We should heed the words of former Democratic Party leader Lee Nak-yeon that 'no one knows when or what will happen.'"

He also criticized, "The current administration is trying to create a myth of invincibility and untouchability," emphasizing, "President Moon, who is the mastermind and biggest beneficiary of the comment manipulation case involving former Gyeongnam Governor Kim Kyung-soo and 'Druking,' has kept silent for 76 days after Kim’s verdict without any reflection or expression of regret, not even a speck."

Ahn said, "The likelihood of Lee Jae-myung, Governor of Gyeonggi Province, being confirmed as the Democratic Party’s presidential candidate has increased," and added, "Since his supporters are also our citizens, they should be properly congratulated, but it is truly difficult. The 'Hwacheon Daeyu Daejang-dong Gate,' which has plunged many citizens into anger and despair, is essentially the 'Lee Jae-myung Gate,' as Lee himself confessed to having designed it."

He continued, "Suspicions are emerging one after another that Lee’s key aides who worked as a collective with him, legal professionals who secured favorable rulings for him, and those who worked for him were provided with enormous post-facto bribes," citing the case of Yoo Dong-gyu, former Planning Director of Seongnam Urban Development Corporation, who was arrested the day before.

He then demanded that Lee accept a special prosecutor investigation. He said, "There should never be a president who goes to prison again," and added, "To this end, Lee must promptly accept the special prosecutor investigation and cooperate in uncovering the truth."

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