Yoon Seok-yeol: "Lee Jae-myung, As Expected... Riding on the Pro-Cho Kuk Forces"

Lee Jun-seok, leader of the People Power Party (left), and presidential candidate Yoon Seok-yeol are talking before lunch at a restaurant in Mapo-gu, Seoul, on the 6th. [Image source=Yonhap News]

[Asia Economy Reporter Hwang Sumi] Yoon Seok-yeol, the presidential candidate of the People Power Party, criticized Lee Jae-myung, the candidate of the Democratic Party of Korea, saying he "publicly aligned himself with the pro-Cho Kuk forces."

On the 6th, Yoon mentioned on his Facebook that Lee was participating online in the 'Special Dialogue for the Launch of the Candlelight Action for Prosecutorial and Media Reform' and made this remark.

Yoon said, "The forces that created the Cho Kuk incident two years ago gathered for the 'Candlelight Rally for Prosecutorial and Media Reform,' and surprisingly, Lee himself is participating," adding, "I thought it might be a rally urging the investigation of the Daejang-dong gate not to go easy on Lee, but it turned out to be Cho Kuk protection rally season 2."

He continued, "Due to the Cho Kuk incident, the rule of law in the Republic of Korea has collapsed," and claimed, "The Democratic Party regime remodeled the prosecution to act according to their tastes, exterminated investigations into the living power, and completed their own reform."

Then, addressing Lee, he asked, "Even though you made the prosecution obedient, who are you targeting, and what further prosecutorial reform do you intend to pursue?" He criticized, "Looking at the prosecution trying to save Lee at all costs in the Daejang-dong investigation, there is nothing left to ruin."

He added, "As of today, it has become clear what choice the people who love democracy and the rule of law will make between me and Lee."

Meanwhile, Yoon also clearly opposed Lee's proposal for a 'universal disaster relief fund.' He emphasized, "The damage from COVID-19 should be approached from the perspective of loss compensation for small business owners and self-employed people," and said, "It should not be approached by saying 'paying a certain percentage to everyone' in that manner."

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