President Moon's Apology Demand Met with Lee Jun-seok's "Clear Election Interference... Overreaction on Principle"

President Moon demands apology from Yoon over remarks on 'investigations into accumulated evils of Moon administration during tenure'
Lee Jun-seok says "It's a principle that nothing is sacred... Cheong reacts strongly"

Lee Jun-seok, the leader of the People Power Party, is giving a special lecture at the '4th Ulsan Youth Political Academy' held in the auditorium of the Ulsan City Party on the afternoon of the 13th of last month. [Image source=Yonhap News]

[Asia Economy Reporter Yoon Seul-gi] The Blue House demanded an apology regarding Yoon Seok-yeol, the People Power Party's presidential candidate, stating he would investigate the Moon Jae-in administration's accumulated evils if elected, while the party leader Lee Jun-seok criticized it as a "clear election interference."

On the morning of the 10th, Lee posted on his Facebook, "Regardless of the administration, our candidate, who has fairly conducted investigations into corrupt individuals, mentioned the principle that if the Moon Jae-in government also made mistakes, it should not be a sanctuary. The Blue House reacted angrily to this."

Lee continued, "Suddenly reacting to a principle and trying to discredit an opposition candidate clearly constitutes election interference." He added, "I hope the next 28 days will not be a preliminary battle where the Blue House nitpicks and attacks the opposition candidate on every issue."

Photo by Lee Jun-seok, captured from the Facebook page of the People Power Party leader.

Earlier, President Moon Jae-in officially demanded an apology at a Blue House staff meeting regarding Yoon's interview with the media, in which he said he would investigate the previous administration's accumulated evils if elected. According to Park Soo-hyun, the Blue House's chief public communication officer, President Moon said, "When (Yoon) served as the head of the Central District Prosecutors' Office and Prosecutor General, did he turn a blind eye to this government's accumulated evils? Or is he planning to fabricate nonexistent evils through planned investigations? He must answer."

President Moon also expressed "strong anger over baselessly labeling the current government as a target of accumulated evils investigations and illegal acts, and demands an apology."

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