Munpa "We Protected You, But You Call It Lee Jae-myung Shield"... Jo Guk "Hard to Understand"

Former Minister of Justice Cho Kuk. /Photo by Yonhap News

[Asia Economy Reporter Na Ye-eun] Former Minister of Justice Cho Kuk was protested by a netizen who identified himself as a 'Munpa (文派·ardent supporters of President Moon Jae-in)'.

On the 8th, former Minister Cho shared an article titled "Japanese Government to Pay 1 Million Won to All Citizens Under 18... Total 20 Trillion Won" on his Facebook. The article stated that as part of COVID-19 related support policies, the Japanese government plans to pay 100,000 yen per person to citizens under 18 before the start of the new school year next year.

Photo by Jo Guk, former Minister of Justice, Facebook capture

Upon seeing this, netizen Gong Mo introduced himself as a 'Munpa' and commented, "It seems this post was made to shield (protect) Lee Jae-myung, the Democratic Party presidential candidate," adding, "Where did the professor and we start to go wrong?"

He continued, "Anyone can see that it was the 'Munpa' who protected the professor, while Lee Jae-myung and his supporters took advantage of him. Since when did this happen?"

Gong's protest was based on the implication that former Minister Cho shared the article to support Lee Jae-myung's recent claim for additional nationwide disaster relief payments.

In response, former Minister Cho said, "That is a difficult statement to understand."

Meanwhile, this is not the first time Moon government supporters have protested against former Minister Cho. On the 13th of last month, Cho posted on his SNS, "The Democratic Party primary ended with candidate Lee Nak-yeon's concession. Let's take down posts mocking, cursing, and slandering the candidate you opposed."

Some supporters of President Moon and former leader Lee saw this as a direct attack by Cho and reacted by posting photos of burning Cho's book, "The Time of Cho Kuk," among other protests.

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