Cho Kuk: "Kim Gun-hee's '7-hour call' might reflect Prosecutor General Yoon's thoughts"

Former Minister of Justice Cho Kuk.

[Asia Economy Reporter Na Ye-eun] Recently, as the contents of the '7-hour phone call' of Kim Geon-hee, spouse of Yoon Seok-yeol, the presidential candidate of the People Power Party, were disclosed, former Minister of Justice Cho Kuk pointed out that Kim's remarks regarding 'Professor Jeong Gyeong-sim's detention at Dongyang University' might reflect not Kim's personal views but Yoon's thoughts.

On the 20th, former Minister Cho wrote on his social media (SNS), "If the wife of the Prosecutor General who led the investigation into Cho Kuk said something to the effect of 'Initially, there was no intention to detain the Cho couple, but because the other side strongly resisted, they were detained,' can that really be considered Kim Geon-hee's personal opinion?" he questioned.

He continued, "Isn't it possible that this directly reflects the thoughts of Yoon Seok-yeol, the People Power Party candidate? If so, Yoon clearly exercised prosecutorial power arbitrarily, and the situation and facts at the time should have been examined."

Earlier, former Minister Cho stated, "Listening to the original part of the MBC Straight broadcast injunction disclosed by Seoul's Voice, it is astonishing and chilling."

Meanwhile, the court's decision on the injunction request filed by Kim to prohibit the broadcast and distribution of the phone call between herself and Lee Myung-soo, a reporter from the YouTube channel 'Seoul's Voice,' is expected to be announced on the 21st.

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